Wawira Surname

31,492nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16,953 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Wawira Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wawira Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya16,9321:2,727432
England81:6,964,757184,742
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Iceland21:190,0456,825
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Wawira (4,513) may also be a first name.

Wawira Last Name Facts

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

Wawira has its highest incidence in Kenya. It may also occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wawira? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 31,492nd most common last name globally, borne by around 1 in 429,868 people. The last name Wawira occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Wawira live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 97 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 102,416th most commonly held first name internationally, held by 4,513 people.

The surname Wawira is most commonly held in Kenya, where it is held by 16,932 people, or 1 in 2,727. In Kenya it is primarily found in: Embu County, where 50 percent reside, Kirinyaga County, where 21 percent reside and Nairobi County, where 7 percent reside. Barring Kenya this last name exists in 9 countries. It is also found in England, where 0 percent reside and The United Arab Emirates, where 0 percent reside.

Wawira Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Waiwira9218/
Hwawira921/
Wawirat921/
Waiwirat8643/
Wawire8311,092/
Wawera8323/
Wavira833/
Wawura831/
Wowira831/
Wawiri831/
Waiwiri77482/
Bawaira7748/
Hwavira7712/
Wajwire779/
Wawitri778/
Waswera777/
Wawirgo777/
Whabira774/
Waiwera772/
Wavhira772/
Waywera771/
Baiwira771/
Waveira771/
Waawire771/
Waywire771/
Whavira771/
Wawgire771/
Babira67477/
Bavira6743/
Vavira6737/
Wawere6718/
Wowire6715/
Wawero6712/
Waweri673/
Wewera673/
Wawery673/
Bajwairay673/
Wobira672/
Wavera672/
Wowura671/
Wewura671/

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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 Wawira
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis