Weirungu Surname

1,931,261st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 93 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Weirungu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Weirungu Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya891:518,87525,986
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310

Weirungu (19) may also be a first name.

Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Weirungu Demographics

Weirungu Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 4 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

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Weirungu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Weirungu is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Weirungu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Weirungu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,931,261st most frequent last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 78,360,709 people. The surname Weirungu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Weirungu live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 96 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 2,523,061st most frequent first name internationally, borne by 19 people.

It is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is borne by 89 people, or 1 in 518,875. In Kenya it is most numerous in: Migori County, where 100 percent reside. Apart from Kenya Weirungu occurs in one country. It is also found in Tanzania, where 4 percent reside.

Weirungu Last Name Statistics demography

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

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Werungu932/
Wirungu932/
Wairungu8868/
Warungu80299/
Birungu8095/
Verungu801/
Biroungou714/
Barungu671,023/
Barhungu6348/
Barunggu6330/
Baroungou591/
Bouroungou562/
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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 Weirungu
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