Wathiga Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Wathiga Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wathiga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya61:7,696,65052,907

Wathiga Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wathiga occurs most in Kenya. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wathiga? popularity and diffusion

Wathiga is the 7,593,402nd most numerous last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. Wathiga occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Wathiga live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

The last name Wathiga is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is carried by 6 people, or 1 in 7,696,650. In Kenya it is most frequent in: Kiambu County, where 17 percent are found, Laikipia County, where 17 percent are found and Meru County, where 17 percent are found.

Wathiga Last Name Statistics demography

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

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wathaiga932/
Watiga9217/
Wathigo86320/
Bathiga862/
Watigai861/
Waitiga861/
Wathige861/
Waithigo801/
Waithigi801/
Batiga77686/
Watega7797/
Watigo7734/
Watuga771/
Waithiege751/
Wataigo71206/
Waitega7129/
Batigha7117/
Bathega715/
Batigai714/
Bathigi713/
Batuiga713/
Wathegi712/
Wategha712/
Watigou712/
Waitigo712/
Battiga712/
Watigue711/
Waitige711/
Bathige711/
Watiger711/
Wetigai711/
Wohtiga711/
Watyoga711/
Baitiga711/
Watainge6721/
Wathenge673/
Baitigai671/
Waitigho671/
Vataigha671/

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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 Wathiga
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