Waruku Surname

1,775,494th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 107 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Waruku Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Waruku Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya691:669,27429,584
Papua New Guinea341:239,81532,925
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Waruku (33) may also be a first name.

Waruku Last Name Facts

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

The last name Waruku is more frequently found in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Waruku click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Waruku? popularity and diffusion

The surname Waruku is the 1,775,494th most frequently held family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 68,107,906 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 67 percent of Waruku are found; 65 percent are found in East Africa and 63 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Waruku is also the 1,807,719th most frequent forename in the world It is held by 33 people.

The last name Waruku is most prevalent in Kenya, where it is carried by 69 people, or 1 in 669,274. In Kenya Waruku is most numerous in: Homa Bay County, where 93 percent reside, Kajiado County, where 1 percent reside and Kisumu County, where 1 percent reside. Not including Kenya this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 32 percent reside and Nigeria, where 2 percent reside.

Waruku Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Waruku surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Waroukou862/
Warucu8369/
Wariku8320/
Woruku838/
Varuku835/
Weruku833/
Waroku831/
Barukcu7750/
Barruku7722/
Barukhu772/
Wairiku771/
Baruuku771/
Barauku771/
Woroukou7122/
Baroukui716/
Variku6793/
Waricu6777/
Woriku6726/
Weriku675/
Vairoukou671/
Varoku671/
Barucu671/
Wouroukou671/
Worokuy62185/
Warikou6230/
Varikui624/
Varuicu623/
Borukcu622/
Worokui622/
Borukou621/
Wairicu621/
Bağrucu621/
Worokuih574/
Boroukou571/
Varoukoe571/
Vorukush571/
Vouroukou534/
Borucu502,584/
Verucu501/
Woricu501/

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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 Waruku
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