Last name Wainaina (Wainaina 
) , all over the world, is a common surname. The last name Wainaina is habitual in Kenya, where it is a common surname, Qatar, where it is quite a rare surname, and United Arab Emirates. In absolute terms, it is the most numerous in Kenya, Uganda, and the United States. Very seldom, Wainaina is the forename as well as the last name.
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| Wainaina | United Arab Emirates, Uganda, United States, Kenya, Mozambique |
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binyavanga wainaina Kenyan writer, KE (b. 1971) |
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catherine wainaina Kenyan model, KE (b. 1985) |
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| fidelis wainaina Kenyan activist, KE (b. 1965) |
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| carole wainaina Was the United Nations Assistant Secretary-General for Human Resources from October 2014 till April 2017, KE (b. 1966) |
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| joyce ann wainaina Kenyan corporate executive, who serves as the chief executive officer, of Citibank Kenya, since 2011, KE (b. 1968) |
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| eric wainaina Kenyan singer-songwriter., KE (b. 1973) |
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| eric wainaina Kenyan musician, KE (b. 1973) |
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| martin wainaina researcher ORCID ID = 0000-0002-4938-2543 |
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| james m wainaina researcher |
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| steven wainaina researcher |
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| likarion wainaina Kenyan film director |
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| eliud wainaina researcher (ORCID 0000-0002-5672-8901) |
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| angel wainaina Kenyan actress (1983-2009), KE (b. 1983) |
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| likarion wainaina Kenyan filmmaker (b. 1987) |
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| likarion wainaina RU (b. 1987) |
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