Wathigo Surname

853,416th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 320 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Wathigo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wathigo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya3161:146,13911,699
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259

Wathigo (16) may also be a first name.

Wathigo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wathigo occurs more in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Wathigo.

How Common Is The Last Name Wathigo? popularity and diffusion

The last name Wathigo is the 853,416th most prevalent surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 22,773,581 people. The surname Wathigo occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Wathigo are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 98 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Wathigo is also the 2,786,762nd most frequent first name in the world It is held by 16 people.

The last name is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is held by 316 people, or 1 in 146,139. In Kenya it is most common in: Nairobi County, where 45 percent are found, Nakuru County, where 34 percent are found and Muranga County, where 15 percent are found. Apart from Kenya Wathigo exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 1 percent are found and Sudan, where 0 percent are found.

Wathigo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Wathigo surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Wathigo earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 25.34% more than the national average, earning $54,083 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Waithigo931/
Watigo9234/
Wataigo86206/
Wathiga866/
Watigou862/
Waitigo862/
Wathaiga802/
Waitigho801/
Watego77160/
Watiga7717/
Batigo774/
Wetigo771/
Wateago714/
Bathiga712/
Batigho711/
Waitiga711/
Waitego711/

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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 Wathigo
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