Waturi Surname

351,873rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,036 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Waturi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Waturi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1,0181:45,3634,690
India91:85,229,487684,495
Indonesia91:14,694,355460,137

Waturi (405) may also be a first name.

Waturi Last Name Facts

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

Waturi occurs in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Waturi? popularity and diffusion

Waturi is the 351,873rd most commonly held family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 7,034,311 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Waturi are found; 98 percent are found in East Africa and 93 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 428,575th most common first name on earth, borne by 405 people.

This last name is most prevalent in Kenya, where it is held by 1,018 people, or 1 in 45,363. In Kenya it is mostly concentrated in: Nyeri County, where 18 percent are found, Kiambu County, where 15 percent are found and Laikipia County, where 13 percent are found. Aside from Kenya this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also common in India, where 1 percent are found and Indonesia, where 1 percent are found.

Waturi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Watturi92862/
Waituri925/
Wathuri922/
Waituiri864/
Waithuri861/
Watiri833,928/
Baturi831,319/
Vaturi83220/
Watori83192/
Watura83167/
Wature83136/
Weturi832/
Vatturi771,005/
Weturai77348/
Bathuri77348/
Batturi77255/
Watgure77195/
Hwatura77138/
Batouri77123/
Watieri7779/
Wathura7743/
Hwature7734/
Vathuri7712/
Whature7711/
Baturai778/
Wotouri776/
Veaturi774/
Vatuuri773/
Vatauri773/
Batauri773/
Wathure773/
Vasturi772/
Wathiri772/
Uatturi771/
Bayturi771/
Whatura771/
Batuiri771/
Watoure771/
Wattiri771/
Wataura771/
Baturii771/
Baturri771/
Vaturri771/
Waitiri771/
Watuhre771/
Vadturi771/
Watures770/
Whaitiri71128/
Whatuira7173/
Baithuri7139/
Batthuri7114/
Wathgure714/
Vattuuri714/
Bathuuri714/
Baathuri713/
Battuuri713/
Waithiri713/
Battouri713/
Bahtauri713/
Baatouri711/
Vaasturi711/
Vaatturi711/
Vatthuri711/
Baturrai711/
Batourih711/
Bathuiri711/
Baitouri711/
Bature6739,549/
Veturi671,455/
Vature67672/
Watora67341/
Watore67135/
Boturi6786/
Watory6745/
Voturi6731/
Vatiri6724/
Watire6722/
Vatury6720/
Vatura679/
Batury675/
Uoturi674/
Uatura671/
Wetiri671/

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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 Waturi
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