Mbarua Surname
Approximately 135 people bear this surname
Mbarua Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 131 | 1:352,518 | 20,779 |
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
Mbarua Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mbarua Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mbarua is carried by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mbarua? popularity and diffusion
The surname Mbarua is the 1,537,949th most frequently used surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 53,981,822 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mbarua reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 100 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
The surname is most widespread in Kenya, where it is carried by 131 people, or 1 in 352,518. In Kenya Mbarua is primarily concentrated in: Meru County, where 99 percent live and Muranga County, where 1 percent live. Aside from Kenya Mbarua occurs in one country. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 3 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mbaarua | 92 | 4 | / |
| M'Barua | 92 | 1 | / |
| Mwarua | 83 | 781 | / |
| Mbarwa | 83 | 80 | / |
| Mbarba | 83 | 3 | / |
| Mbarva | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mbarbou | 77 | 3 | / |
| Mwaruah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mbaarwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mbarwoha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mboruo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nbarba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbarbo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nberua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Muharwa | 62 | 9 | / |
| Mwairwa | 62 | 8 | / |
| Muarewa | 62 | 1 | / |
| Mwaairwa | 57 | 1 | / |
| Muhaarwa | 57 | 1 | / |
| Mbairewo | 57 | 1 | / |
| Mberwa | 50 | 3,500 | / |
| Mborbo | 50 | 13 | / |
| Nwaruo | 50 | 13 | / |
| Mborwa | 50 | 12 | / |
| Nworua | 50 | 5 | / |
| Mwarbo | 50 | 1 | / |
| Mborba | 50 | 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 Mbarua
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