Wathimu Surname

2,091,648th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 81 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Wathimu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Wathimu Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya801:577,24927,285
England11:55,718,059489,080
Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Wathimu Demographics

Wathimu Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 2 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

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Wathimu Last Name Facts

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

Wathimu is found most frequently in Kenya. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Wathimu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Wathimu is the 2,091,648th most prevalent last name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 89,969,703 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Wathimu live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 99 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

Wathimu is most prevalent in Kenya, where it is held by 80 people, or 1 in 577,249. In Kenya Wathimu is most common in: Kirinyaga County, where 98 percent are found, Kiambu County, where 1 percent are found and Nairobi County, where 1 percent are found. Without taking into account Kenya this surname is found in one country. It is also common in England, where 1 percent are found.

Wathimu Last Name Statistics demography

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

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Watimu921/
Waitimu8690/
Wathumu8641/
Watimau862/
Wathemu861/
Watumu77415/
Watemu7711/
Batimu772/
Bathemu7114/
Wattumu714/
Watuumu714/
Wattemuth630/
Batemu6210/
Wetumu621/
Vattemu5712/
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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 Wathimu
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