Waruru Surname

299,919th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,268 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Waruru Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Waruru Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1,2241:37,7294,038
Indonesia211:6,297,581275,398
United States171:21,321,114641,998
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Waruru (179) may also be a first name.

Waruru Last Name Facts

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

Waruru is found most frequently in Kenya. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Waruru.

How Common Is The Last Name Waruru? popularity and diffusion

The last name Waruru is the 299,919th most common surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 5,747,276 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Waruru are found; 97 percent are found in East Africa and 96 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Waruru is also the 681,368th most widespread forename on earth. It is borne by 179 people.

This surname is most prevalent in Kenya, where it is borne by 1,224 people, or 1 in 37,729. In Kenya Waruru is mostly found in: Nyeri County, where 34 percent live, Nairobi County, where 23 percent live and Nakuru County, where 14 percent live. Besides Kenya it exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 2 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.

Waruru Last Name Statistics demography

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

Waruru earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 15.38% less than the national average, earning $36,514 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Waruiru922,355/
Wairuru922/
Wairuiru861/
Baruru8342/
Varuru837/
Waroru831/
Woruru831/
Weruru831/
Baruuru775/
Bairuru772/
Varuuru771/
Baruruu771/
Barourou711/
Veruru6718/
Boruru6711/
Veeruru6222/
Uerueru621/
Varooru621/
Borourou571/
Bouhrourou509/

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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 Waruru
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