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

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

How Common Is The Last Name Waturi? popularity and diffusion

The surname Waturi is the 351,873rd most commonly held family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 7,034,311 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Waturi reside; 98 percent reside in East Africa and 93 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 428,575th most numerous first name at a global level. It is borne by 405 people.

This last name is most commonly held in Kenya, where it is carried by 1,018 people, or 1 in 45,363. In Kenya it is most numerous in: Nyeri County, where 18 percent reside, Kiambu County, where 15 percent reside and Laikipia County, where 13 percent reside. Apart from Kenya it exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in India, where 1 percent reside and Indonesia, where 1 percent reside.

Waturi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is principally 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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