Mbwara Surname
Approximately 153 people bear this surname
Mbwara Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 102 | 1:519,035 | 34,109 |
| DR Congo | 34 | 1:2,172,929 | 106,971 |
| Zimbabwe | 15 | 1:1,029,216 | 63,831 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
Mbwara Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mbwara Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mbwara is more commonly found in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Mbwara? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,415,499th most commonly occurring surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 47,631,019 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mbwara live; 68 percent live in East Africa and 67 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
This surname is most frequently held in Tanzania, where it is held by 102 people, or 1 in 519,035. In Tanzania it is primarily concentrated in: Tanga Region, where 88 percent are found, Pemba North Region, where 9 percent are found and Dodoma Region, where 1 percent are found. Apart from Tanzania it is found in 3 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 22 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 10 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mbwaira | 92 | 1 | / |
| Mbwera | 83 | 1,186 | / |
| Mbware | 83 | 218 | / |
| Mbwari | 83 | 104 | / |
| Mbuara | 83 | 30 | / |
| Nbwara | 83 | 2 | / |
| Mvwara | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mpwara | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mbwora | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mbwarahaj | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mbwoira | 77 | 46 | / |
| M'Bwera | 77 | 9 | / |
| Mmbwera | 77 | 9 | / |
| Mbweira | 77 | 4 | / |
| Mbwarie | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mbwaari | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mbwauro | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mbwarahajj | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mbwori | 67 | 77 | / |
| Mpwera | 67 | 49 | / |
| Mbuari | 67 | 21 | / |
| Nbwari | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mbvari | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mpweera | 62 | 5 | / |
| Mmbworo | 62 | 1 | / |
| Mbboira | 62 | 1 | / |
| Mbwoire | 62 | 1 | / |
| Mbuhaire | 57 | 1 | / |
| Mbvoro | 50 | 1 | / |
| Mbuoro | 50 | 1 | / |
| Mbuero | 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 Mbwara
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis