Mwanjari Surname

4,532,898th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Mwanjari Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Mwanjari 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
Kenya131:3,552,30039,474
Tanzania31:17,647,204107,932
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Mwanjari Demographics

Mwanjari Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 2 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

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Mwanjari Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mwanjari is carried by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Mwanjari.

How Common Is The Last Name Mwanjari? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 4,532,898th most common surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 383,555,048 people. Mwanjari occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwanjari are found; 89 percent are found in East Africa and 79 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

The surname Mwanjari is most prevalent in Kenya, where it is carried by 13 people, or 1 in 3,552,300. In Kenya it is primarily found in: Taita Taveta County, where 69 percent live, Kajiado County, where 8 percent live and Kitui County, where 8 percent live. Other than Kenya Mwanjari exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 16 percent live and The DR Congo, where 5 percent live.

Mwanjari Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Mwanjari surname is primarily 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
Mwanjara8879/
Mwaniari8862/
Mwanyari8823/
Mwanzari887/
Mwanjare881/
Mwanjaure821/
Mwanzori75145/
Mwanzara75100/
Mwanyare7520/
Mwanyara759/
Mwamzari759/
Mwanzare751/
Muanjara751/
Muansari751/
Muangnasri675/
Mwanzora631/
Mwamzori631/
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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 Mwanjari
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