Mbawara Surname

2,909,720th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 45 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Mbawara Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mbawara Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe411:376,54234,729
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Mbawara Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mbawara is most common in Zimbabwe. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Mbawara.

How Common Is The Last Name Mbawara? popularity and diffusion

The surname Mbawara is the 2,909,720th most commonly occurring last name internationally It is held by around 1 in 161,945,465 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mbawara live; 96 percent live in Southern Africa and 96 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

This surname is most prevalent in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 41 people, or 1 in 376,542. In Zimbabwe Mbawara is primarily concentrated in: Harare Province, where 51 percent are found, Mashonaland West Province, where 32 percent are found and Midlands Province, where 15 percent are found. Excluding Zimbabwe this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 2 percent are found and Malawi, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mbawaira931/
Mbaswarea881/
Mbaawarga881/
Mbavara86237/
Mwawara86196/
Mbawera86105/
Mbabara8630/
Mbewara861/
Mbawari861/
Mbawaire8066/
Mbaweera804/
Mbahwera804/
Mbaibara801/
Mbavairra751/
Mbavari71444/
Mbowera71184/
Mbavare7192/
Mbabare7179/
Mbowora7172/
Mbabari7162/
Mbabaro7142/
Nwawara7126/
Mwawora717/
Mbobara711/
Mwawaro711/
Mbabaari676/
Nwawarah671/
Mbaîbare671/
Mbaibare671/
Mbahwaireho671/
Muabarah671/

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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 Mbawara
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