Winjira Surname

2,436,415th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 62 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Winjira Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Winjira Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya621:744,83730,879

Winjira Last Name Facts

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

The surname Winjira occurs in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Winjira click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Winjira? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,436,415th most commonly occurring surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 117,541,063 people. The last name Winjira occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Winjira live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 98 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

The last name Winjira is most commonly held in Kenya, where it is borne by 62 people, or 1 in 744,837. In Kenya it is most frequent in: Kakamega County, where 98 percent are found and Vihiga County, where 2 percent are found.

Winjira Last Name Statistics demography

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

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wingira862/
Winjiri861/
Wenjira861/
Woinhira801/
Waingira801/
Wainhaira751/
Benjira71152/
Wenzira7167/
Wenyira7164/
Vingira7154/
Bingira7130/
Wenhira7120/
Binjiri714/
Vinjiri711/
Wenjera711/
Viniera711/
Vinchira67299/
Vingirai67238/
Hwenzira67150/
Hwenhira6767/
Winchisraus674/
Vigniera673/
Vinheira672/
Whenhira672/
Vingirah671/
Vinciray671/
Bainjiri671/
Bainjire671/
Vinceira671/

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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
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  • 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 Winjira
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