Wathigo Surname
Approximately 320 people bear this surname
Wathigo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 316 | 1:146,139 | 11,699 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
Wathigo (16) may also be a first name.
Wathigo Demographics
Wathigo Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Wathigo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wathigo Come From? nationality or country of origin
Wathigo occurs more in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wathigo? popularity and diffusion
Wathigo is the 853,416th most commonly used family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 22,773,581 people. It is mostly found 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. It is also the 2,786,762nd most frequently occurring given name in the world, borne by 16 people.
The last name Wathigo is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is borne by 316 people, or 1 in 146,139. In Kenya it is most numerous in: Nairobi County, where 45 percent are found, Nakuru County, where 34 percent are found and Muranga County, where 15 percent are found. Outside of Kenya this last name occurs 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 adherence of those holding the surname is principally 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.
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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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