Wawire Surname
Approximately 11,092 people bear this surname
Wawire Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 10,300 | 1:4,483 | 647 |
| Uganda | 778 | 1:50,179 | 6,078 |
| United States | 10 | 1:36,245,893 | 832,629 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| East Timor | 1 | 1:1,215,928 | 507 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
Wawire (1,953) may also be a first name.
Wawire Demographics
Wawire Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Wawire Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wawire Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wawire is held by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Wawire click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wawire? popularity and diffusion
It is the 46,730th most frequent surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 657,009 people. It is mostly found 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 commonly occurring first name world-wide, borne by 1,953 people.
The last name is most frequent in Kenya, where it is carried by 10,300 people, or 1 in 4,483. In Kenya Wawire is most common in: Kakamega County, where 70 percent reside, Bungoma County, where 15 percent reside and Nairobi County, where 5 percent reside. Outside of Kenya it exists in 6 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 7 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.
Wawire Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Wawire surname is chiefly 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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wajwire | 92 | 9 | / |
| Waawire | 92 | 1 | / |
| Wawgire | 92 | 1 | / |
| Waywire | 92 | 1 | / |
| Wawre | 91 | 173 | / |
| Wawir | 91 | 10 | / |
| Wawuyire | 86 | 7 | / |
| Wawira | 83 | 16,953 | / |
| Waware | 83 | 273 | / |
| Wawere | 83 | 18 | / |
| Wowire | 83 | 15 | / |
| Waawre | 83 | 1 | / |
| Wewire | 83 | 1 | / |
| Wawiri | 83 | 1 | / |
| Waiwiri | 77 | 482 | / |
| Wahawir | 77 | 183 | / |
| Bowaire | 77 | 95 | / |
| Wabaire | 77 | 68 | / |
| Waiwira | 77 | 18 | / |
| Waiware | 77 | 10 | / |
| Wawitri | 77 | 8 | / |
| Weweire | 77 | 7 | / |
| Wabuire | 77 | 7 | / |
| Bahwire | 77 | 4 | / |
| Bajwire | 77 | 3 | / |
| Bawaire | 77 | 2 | / |
| Wawirth | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wawhare | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wavgire | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wayware | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wabhire | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wahuire | 77 | 1 | / |
| Hwawira | 77 | 1 | / |
| Waivure | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bawoire | 77 | 1 | / |
| Waiwere | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wajuire | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wabeire | 77 | 1 | / |
| Waibire | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wawer | 73 | 4,708 | / |
| Vawre | 73 | 6 | / |
| Wowir | 73 | 3 | / |
| Wowre | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bahwaire | 71 | 10 | / |
| Baijwire | 71 | 4 | / |
| Waiwaree | 71 | 4 | / |
| Waivhare | 71 | 1 | / |
| Waivaree | 71 | 1 | / |
| Waiwoure | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bawayire | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wavare | 67 | 510 | / |
| Babire | 67 | 239 | / |
| Waiver | 67 | 34 | / |
| Hwabejire | 67 | 32 | / |
| Wajwer | 67 | 27 | / |
| Wawera | 67 | 23 | / |
| Wavere | 67 | 21 | / |
| Wewere | 67 | 17 | / |
| Bavire | 67 | 11 | / |
| Vaware | 67 | 6 | / |
| Waabir | 67 | 4 | / |
| Wahwer | 67 | 4 | / |
| Waweri | 67 | 3 | / |
| Wawery | 67 | 3 | / |
| Vawere | 67 | 3 | / |
| Weawer | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wavier | 67 | 2 | / |
| Waywahare | 67 | 2 | / |
| Vawier | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vhawre | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wowere | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wawerû | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wawerũ | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wowira | 67 | 1 | / |
| Woiwre | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weavir | 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
- 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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