Waruiru Surname

180,834th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,355 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Waruiru Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Waruiru Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya2,3371:19,7602,303
United States111:32,950,812797,015
England21:27,859,030389,889
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Djibouti11:914,9321,612
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403

Waruiru (366) may also be a first name.

Waruiru Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Waruiru Come From? nationality or country of origin

Waruiru occurs most in Kenya. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Waruiru? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 180,834th most commonly held last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,094,499 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Waruiru reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 92 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Waruiru is also the 454,857th most common first name throughout the world. It is borne by 366 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Kenya, where it is held by 2,337 people, or 1 in 19,760. In Kenya Waruiru is mostly found in: Kiambu County, where 43 percent reside, Nairobi County, where 13 percent reside and Nyeri County, where 10 percent reside. Besides Kenya this last name occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 0 percent reside and England, where 0 percent reside.

Waruiru Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Waruiru earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 9.62% more than the national average, earning $47,300 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wairuiru931/
Waruru921,268/
Wararu7767/
Baruru7742/
Bariru7710/
Varuru777/
Wareru772/
Waroru771/
Woruru771/
Weruru771/
Warbeirou751/
Vargiru717/
Barirou716/
Baruuru715/
Barhiru714/
Barbiru714/
Wairuru712/
Varuuru711/
Warweru711/
Baruruu711/
Varayuru6718/
Barbirou6716/
Warverud679/
Wareerut673/
Barreiru671/
Barourou671/
Wara'aru671/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Waruiru
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