Mbarwa Surname
Approximately 80 people bear this surname
Mbarwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 59 | 1:661,683 | 33,952 |
| Tanzania | 14 | 1:3,781,544 | 51,645 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
Mbarwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mbarwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mbarwa is found in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mbarwa? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 2,106,139th most frequently occurring last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 91,094,324 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mbarwa live; 93 percent live in East Africa and 91 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
This surname is most commonly occurring in Uganda, where it is held by 59 people, or 1 in 661,683. In Uganda it is most frequent in: Masindi District, where 47 percent reside, Hoima District, where 17 percent reside and Buhweju District, where 10 percent reside. Apart from Uganda this surname exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 18 percent reside and Cameroon, where 4 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mbaarwa | 92 | 1 | / |
| Mbarwoha | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mberwa | 83 | 3,500 | / |
| Mbarua | 83 | 135 | / |
| Mborwa | 83 | 12 | / |
| Mbarwe | 83 | 7 | / |
| Mbarba | 83 | 3 | / |
| Mbarwi | 83 | 3 | / |
| Mbarva | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mbairwe | 77 | 26 | / |
| Mbaarua | 77 | 4 | / |
| Mbherwa | 77 | 4 | / |
| Mbeerwa | 77 | 3 | / |
| Mbourwa | 77 | 2 | / |
| M'Barua | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mboorwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mbairewo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mbaharwe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mbarbe | 67 | 451 | / |
| Mbahairwe | 67 | 9 | / |
| Mborwe | 67 | 6 | / |
| Mbaheirwe | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mbarue | 67 | 3 | / |
| Nbarba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nberwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbarbo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbarve | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbarbou | 62 | 3 | / |
| Mbarbee | 62 | 2 | / |
| Mbeirwi | 62 | 1 | / |
| Mborbo | 50 | 13 | / |
| Mboruo | 50 | 1 | / |
| Mborbe | 50 | 1 | / |
| Mborba | 50 | 1 | / |
| Mvorwe | 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 Mbarwa
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