Mbarusha Surname

860,770th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 316 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Mbarusha Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mbarusha Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda2221:175,85314,786
DR Congo821:900,97060,382
Rwanda91:1,262,7752,632
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Canada11:36,845,591464,108

Mbarusha (83) may also be a first name.

Mbarusha Last Name Facts

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

Mbarusha is held by more people in Uganda than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Mbarusha.

How Common Is The Last Name Mbarusha? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 860,770th most commonly used surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 23,061,854 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Mbarusha are found; 73 percent are found in East Africa and 73 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Mbarusha is also the 1,052,971st most frequently occurring first name at a global level. It is borne by 83 people.

This surname is most widespread in Uganda, where it is held by 222 people, or 1 in 175,853. In Uganda it is most frequent in: Mubende District, where 24 percent are found, Kibaale District, where 20 percent are found and Kisoro District, where 13 percent are found. Beside Uganda this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 26 percent are found and Rwanda, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mbarusa933/
Mwarusha8875/
Mbarushe884/
Mbarushi882/
Mbarisha882/
Mbarosha881/
Mbarousa881/
Mwarusa802/
Mwarucha752/
Mbharuza752/
Mbarusso751/
Mbarose671/
Nwarusa671/
Nwaroucha592/
Mboroussou561/
Mborosi533/
Nworusa531/

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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 Mbarusha
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis