Waturu Surname
Approximately 424 people bear this surname
Waturu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 233 | 1:198,197 | 14,514 |
| Indonesia | 175 | 1:755,710 | 57,892 |
| Nigeria | 14 | 1:12,653,054 | 227,444 |
| New Caledonia | 1 | 1:276,223 | 10,363 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Waturu (33) may also be a first name.
Waturu Demographics
Waturu Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Waturu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Waturu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Waturu is more commonly found in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Waturu? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 695,980th most widespread surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 17,187,608 people. The surname Waturu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 58 percent of Waturu are found; 55 percent are found in East Africa and 55 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Waturu is also the 1,807,719th most widespread first name in the world. It is borne by 33 people.
The surname Waturu is most commonly held in Kenya, where it is borne by 233 people, or 1 in 198,197. In Kenya it is most numerous in: Kiambu County, where 30 percent reside, Laikipia County, where 25 percent reside and Muranga County, where 20 percent reside. Beside Kenya this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 41 percent reside and Nigeria, where 3 percent reside.
Waturu Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Waturu surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waituru | 92 | 8 | / |
| Watguru | 92 | 1 | / |
| Watourou | 86 | 3 | / |
| Baturu | 83 | 420 | / |
| Woturu | 83 | 12 | / |
| Watiru | 83 | 12 | / |
| Weturu | 83 | 5 | / |
| Vaturu | 83 | 5 | / |
| Vatturu | 77 | 401 | / |
| Bathuru | 77 | 249 | / |
| Wathiru | 77 | 227 | / |
| Batturu | 77 | 140 | / |
| Vathuru | 77 | 74 | / |
| Baituru | 77 | 13 | / |
| Veaturu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Vatuuru | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wattoru | 77 | 1 | / |
| Vatauru | 77 | 1 | / |
| Waithiru | 71 | 256 | / |
| Batourou | 71 | 39 | / |
| Batthuru | 71 | 15 | / |
| Vatthuru | 71 | 9 | / |
| Waitooru | 71 | 7 | / |
| Battureu | 71 | 3 | / |
| Vathauru | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wathieru | 71 | 1 | / |
| Baithuru | 71 | 1 | / |
| Veturu | 67 | 245 | / |
| Boturu | 67 | 18 | / |
| Voturu | 67 | 10 | / |
| Wootturut | 67 | 1 | / |
| Battourou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vatiru | 67 | 1 | / |
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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
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- 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 Waturu
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