Mwanyiro Surname

403,243rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 870 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Mwanyiro Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Mwanyiro 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
Kenya6951:66,4466,373
Tanzania1641:322,81524,412
Malawi91:1,902,12319,532
Iceland11:380,09011,096
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Mwanyiro (101) may also be a first name.

Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Mwanyiro Demographics

Mwanyiro Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 8 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

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Mwanyiro Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mwanyiro has its highest incidence in Kenya. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Mwanyiro click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mwanyiro? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 403,243rd most frequently used family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 8,376,490 people. The surname Mwanyiro occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwanyiro live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 99 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 940,641st most frequently used first name internationally, borne by 101 people.

This surname is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is held by 695 people, or 1 in 66,446. In Kenya it is primarily concentrated in: Mombasa County, where 50 percent are found, Kilifi County, where 28 percent are found and Kwale County, where 20 percent are found. Barring Kenya this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 19 percent are found and Malawi, where 1 percent are found.

Mwanyiro Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is principally Christian (63%) 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
Mwanyero886/
Mwanjira75709/
Mwanyera7519/
Mwanjero7510/
Mwanhira751/
Mwangero751/
Mwanjirah714/
Mwahanjira671/
Mwanjera63409/
Mbanjira634/
Mwangera633/
Mwonyera633/
Mbanyera631/
Muonierro591/
Mbonyera50131/
Mbanjera501/
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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 Mwanyiro
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