Wawire Surname

46,730th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,092 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Wawire Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wawire Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya10,3001:4,483647
Uganda7781:50,1796,078
United States101:36,245,893832,629
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
East Timor11:1,215,928507
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

Wawire (1,953) may also be a first name.

Wawire Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wawire is carried by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Wawire.

How Common Is The Last Name Wawire? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 46,730th most widely held family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 657,009 people. The last name Wawire occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Wawire reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 94 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Wawire is also the 171,497th most frequently held first name on earth. It is borne by 1,953 people.

Wawire is most widely held in Kenya, where it is borne by 10,300 people, or 1 in 4,483. In Kenya Wawire is most prevalent in: Kakamega County, where 70 percent are found, Bungoma County, where 15 percent are found and Nairobi County, where 5 percent are found. Without taking into account Kenya it exists in 6 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 7 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.

Wawire Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Wawire surname is principally Christian (99%) in Kenya.

Wawire earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 53.79% less than the national average, earning $19,938 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wajwire929/
Waawire921/
Wawgire921/
Waywire921/
Wawre91173/
Wawir9110/
Wawuyire867/
Wawira8316,953/
Waware83273/
Wawere8318/
Wowire8315/
Waawre831/
Wewire831/
Wawiri831/
Waiwiri77482/
Wahawir77183/
Bowaire7795/
Wabaire7768/
Waiwira7718/
Waiware7710/
Wawitri778/
Weweire777/
Wabuire777/
Bahwire774/
Bajwire773/
Bawaire772/
Wawirth771/
Wawhare771/
Wavgire771/
Wayware771/
Wabhire771/
Wahuire771/
Hwawira771/
Waivure771/
Bawoire771/
Waiwere771/
Wajuire771/
Wabeire771/
Waibire771/
Wawer734,708/
Vawre736/
Wowir733/
Wowre731/
Bahwaire7110/
Baijwire714/
Waiwaree714/
Waivhare711/
Waivaree711/
Waiwoure711/
Bawayire711/
Wavare67510/
Babire67239/
Waiver6734/
Hwabejire6732/
Wajwer6727/
Wawera6723/
Wavere6721/
Wewere6717/
Bavire6711/
Vaware676/
Waabir674/
Wahwer674/
Waweri673/
Wawery673/
Vawere673/
Weawer672/
Wavier672/
Waywahare672/
Vawier671/
Vhawre671/
Wowere671/
Wawerû671/
Wawerũ671/
Wowira671/
Woiwre671/
Weavir671/

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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 Wawire
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