Mbarara Surname

1,943,350th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 92 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Mbarara Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mbarara Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania461:1,150,90546,491
Zimbabwe181:857,68057,134
Uganda171:2,296,42870,019
Kenya61:7,696,65052,907
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
England11:55,718,059489,080
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Mbarara (38) may also be a first name.

Mbarara Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mbarara is found most in Tanzania. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of Mbarara click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mbarara? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mbarara is the 1,943,350th most frequently occurring last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 79,212,456 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Mbarara reside; 76 percent reside in East Africa and 75 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,662,754th most commonly held forename at a global level, held by 38 people.

It is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is carried by 46 people, or 1 in 1,150,905. In Tanzania Mbarara is most numerous in: Kilimanjaro Region, where 70 percent live, Dar es Salaam Region, where 20 percent live and Arusha Region, where 2 percent live. Besides Tanzania this last name is found in 8 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 20 percent live and Uganda, where 18 percent live.

Mbarara Last Name Statistics demography

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

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mbaraara931/
Mbararo86109/
Mbarare8635/
Mwarara8612/
Mbarari868/
Mbarera862/
Mbarora861/
Muharara8010/
Mwaraura801/
Mbairarou751/
Muharrara751/
Mwarora71261/
Mbaroro7189/
Nwarara711/
Mwarorah671/
Nwauhrara631/
Mbairorga631/
Mborera57117/
Mbororo5743/
Mborori571/
Mberera571/
Mborora571/
Mborero571/
Nwarora571/
Muharoro531/
Mborooro531/
Mboreire531/
Nuatrarot501/

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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 Mbarara
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