Wathugi Surname
Approximately 78 people bear this surname
Wathugi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 75 | 1:615,732 | 28,396 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Wathugi (23) may also be a first name.
Wathugi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wathugi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wathugi occurs in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wathugi? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,136,387th most widespread last name on earth, held by around 1 in 93,430,076 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 96 percent of Wathugi reside; 96 percent reside in East Africa and 96 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Wathugi is also the 2,239,265th most commonly occurring first name on earth It is held by 23 people.
The last name Wathugi is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is carried by 75 people, or 1 in 615,732. In Kenya Wathugi is most numerous in: Kiambu County, where 93 percent live, Nyandarua County, where 5 percent live and Muranga County, where 1 percent live. Outside of Kenya this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in The United Arab Emirates, where 3 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.
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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 Wathugi
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