Mwagiru Surname

1,504,764th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 139 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Mwagiru Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Mwagiru Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1331:347,21720,627
England31:18,572,686338,250
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Mwagiru Demographics

Mwagiru Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 2 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

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Mwagiru Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mwagiru is most common in Kenya. It can also appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Mwagiru.

How Common Is The Last Name Mwagiru? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,504,764th most frequently occurring family name globally It is held by around 1 in 52,428,388 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 96 percent of Mwagiru are found; 96 percent are found in East Africa and 95 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

It is most numerous in Kenya, where it is carried by 133 people, or 1 in 347,217. In Kenya it is most frequent in: Kiambu County, where 84 percent live, Meru County, where 3 percent live and Nairobi County, where 3 percent live. Not including Kenya Mwagiru exists in 4 countries. It is also common in England, where 2 percent live and Canada, where 1 percent live.

Mwagiru Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Mwagiru surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mwangiru931/
Mwang'iru884/
Mwageru861/
Mwegeru711,227/
Muasiru714/
Muaziru711/
Muaguru711/
Mbazirau671/
Muhajiru671/
Mbeighirou591/
M'Beighirou561/
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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 Mwagiru
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