Mwakera Surname

517,348th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 630 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Mwakera Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mwakera Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya5231:88,2987,985
Malawi1051:163,03916,499
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Mwakera (133) may also be a first name.

Mwakera Last Name Facts

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

Mwakera is more commonly found in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mwakera? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 517,348th most commonly occurring family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 11,567,533 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwakera live; 83 percent live in East Africa and 83 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 804,402nd most widely held first name in the world It is held by 133 people.

Mwakera is most widespread in Kenya, where it is carried by 523 people, or 1 in 88,298. In Kenya Mwakera is mostly concentrated in: Taita Taveta County, where 68 percent are found, Kwale County, where 27 percent are found and Kilifi County, where 2 percent are found. Besides Kenya it exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Malawi, where 17 percent are found and Tanzania, where 0 percent are found.

Mwakera Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

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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
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  • 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 Mwakera
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