Wathanu Surname
Approximately 127 people bear this surname
Wathanu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 127 | 1:363,621 | 21,126 |
Wathanu Demographics
Wathanu Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Wathanu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wathanu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Wathanu occurs more in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wathanu? popularity and diffusion
The last name Wathanu is the 1,596,935th most commonly held family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 57,382,251 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Wathanu are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 100 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
The last name is most commonly held in Kenya, where it is borne by 127 people, or 1 in 363,621. In Kenya it is primarily found in: Nyeri County, where 53 percent reside, Muranga County, where 36 percent reside and Kiambu County, where 7 percent reside.
Wathanu Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Wathanu last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Watanu | 92 | 2 | / |
| Watangu | 86 | 28 | / |
| Watanou | 86 | 3 | / |
| Bathanu | 86 | 3 | / |
| Wattanu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Waitanu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Waitahanui | 82 | 1 | / |
| Wattanut | 80 | 1 | / |
| Watannou | 80 | 1 | / |
| Batanu | 77 | 137 | / |
| Wetanu | 77 | 4 | / |
| Vatanu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Baitanu | 71 | 2,765 | / |
| Bateanu | 71 | 5 | / |
| Batanou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Batainu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Vatanou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Vatanau | 71 | 1 | / |
| Vataanu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Batanau | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hwatonou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Woottanu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Waitongu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vatangou | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Wathanu
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