Mwakura Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Mwakura Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mwakura Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Zimbabwe31:5,146,080115,446

Mwakura (10) may also be a first name.

Mwakura Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mwakura has its highest incidence in Kenya. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Mwakura.

How Common Is The Last Name Mwakura? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 7,117,718th most commonly held surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwakura live; 57 percent live in East Africa and 57 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,684,242nd most widespread first name worldwide It is held by 10 people.

The surname is most numerous in Kenya, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 11,544,975. In Kenya it is most common in: Taita Taveta County, where 100 percent reside. Beside Kenya this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 43 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mwakira8611/
Mwakuro865/
Muakura862/
Mwakaure80119/
Mwakirea804/
Muakurai804/
Mbakoura801/
Mwakoro71136/
Muekura717/
Mwacuri714/
Mwakiro713/
Mvakure712/
Mwokora711/
Mbakuro711/
Mbaakure671/
Mwakireu671/
Muakhirah634/
Muakiro578/
Mwokoro574/
Mbacure571/
Mboikure534/
Mwokorie532/
Mbokouro531/
Muhekira531/
Muakhoroh507/

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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 Mwakura
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