Mwamure Surname

326,114th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,140 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Mwamure Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mwamure Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1,1391:40,5444,250
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Mwamure (337) may also be a first name.

Mwamure Last Name Facts

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

Mwamure is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mwamure? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 326,114th most frequently used surname internationally, held by around 1 in 6,392,584 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwamure are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 100 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Mwamure is also the 476,238th most commonly held forename on earth It is held by 337 people.

The last name is most prevalent in Kenya, where it is carried by 1,139 people, or 1 in 40,544. In Kenya it is most numerous in: Kilifi County, where 73 percent are found, Mombasa County, where 17 percent are found and Kwale County, where 10 percent are found. Excluding Kenya this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in Uganda, where 0 percent are found.

Mwamure Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is primarily Christian (92%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mwamureh931/
Mhwamure931/
Mwaemurei887/
Mwamura869/
Mwamuri861/
Mwemure861/
Mwamire861/
Muhamure801/
Muamur778/
Mwomore715/
Mbaumur714/
Mwemire714/
Mwamiri713/
Mbamaur712/
Muemure712/
Mwomire711/
Mwamori711/
Muhamur711/
Mbomouri5321/
Muhamiri531/

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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 Mwamure
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