Mwakaribu Surname

1,041,601st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 241 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Mwakaribu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mwakaribu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya2401:192,41614,234
Djibouti11:914,9321,612

Mwakaribu (10) may also be a first name.

Mwakaribu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mwakaribu occurs in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mwakaribu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Mwakaribu is the 1,041,601st most widely held family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 30,238,780 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwakaribu live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,684,242nd most commonly held given name worldwide, borne by 10 people.

It is most prevalent in Kenya, where it is carried by 240 people, or 1 in 192,416. In Kenya it is primarily found in: Kwale County, where 98 percent reside, Mombasa County, where 2 percent reside and Nakuru County, where 0 percent reside. Barring Kenya Mwakaribu is found in one country. It is also common in Djibouti, where 0 percent reside.

Mwakaribu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Mwakaribu surname is chiefly Muslim (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Mwakaribu
  • 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