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
Average Wawire Salary in
United States
$19,938 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Wawire Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wawire Come From? nationality or country of origin
Wawire is more commonly found in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wawire? popularity and diffusion
The surname Wawire is the 46,730th most frequent last name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 657,009 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Wawire reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 94 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 171,497th most widely held given name on earth It is held by 1,953 people.
Wawire is most numerous in Kenya, where it is carried by 10,300 people, or 1 in 4,483. In Kenya it is most frequent in: Kakamega County, where 70 percent are found, Bungoma County, where 15 percent are found and Nairobi County, where 5 percent are found. Not including Kenya this last name is found in 6 countries. It is also found 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 last name 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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