Wathungu Surname

4,532,898th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Wathungu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Wathungu Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya191:2,430,52136,895
Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Wathungu Demographics

Wathungu Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 2 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

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Wathungu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wathungu is held by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wathungu? popularity and diffusion

It is the 4,532,898th most commonly used last name globally, borne by around 1 in 383,555,048 people. The last name Wathungu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Wathungu are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 100 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

Wathungu is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is carried by 19 people, or 1 in 2,430,521. In Kenya it is mostly concentrated in: Kiambu County, where 47 percent live, Nairobi County, where 47 percent live and Nyeri County, where 5 percent live.

Wathungu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is predominantly 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
Waithungu941/
Vathungu881/
Watoungou821/
Wetungu80413/
Batungu8070/
Waitongu751/
Batoungou711/
Botungu6768/
Wotongu674/
Woutoungou671/
Botoungou5996/
Boutoungou562/
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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 Wathungu
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