Mwara Surname

375,863rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 952 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Mwara Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mwara Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya6781:68,1126,503
Tanzania1711:309,60023,673
DR Congo341:2,172,929106,971
Zimbabwe311:498,00841,116
Solomon Islands171:34,1196,789
United States91:40,273,215872,126
England71:7,959,723202,100
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Mwara (118) may also be a first name.

Mwara Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mwara occurs in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mwara? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 375,863rd most frequently occurring last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 7,654,985 people. The surname Mwara occurs mostly in Africa, where 96 percent of Mwara live; 89 percent live in East Africa and 83 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Mwara is also the 859,937th most numerous first name globally It is held by 118 people.

It is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is carried by 678 people, or 1 in 68,112. In Kenya it is primarily concentrated in: Kirinyaga County, where 22 percent live, Nairobi County, where 21 percent live and Kiambu County, where 14 percent live. Besides Kenya it is found in 9 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 18 percent live and The DR Congo, where 4 percent live.

Mwara Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Mwara earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 45.83% less than the national average, earning $23,375 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mwaura9178,260/
Mwaira91137/
Mwaera9194/
Mwuara917/
Mwarai915/
Mwahra911/
Mwarha911/
Mmwara911/
Mwarea911/
Mhwara911/
Mwahara83523/
Mwaraha83121/
Mwarais8351/
Mwaurah8315/
Mwaraya837/
Mwahura833/
Mwharaj831/
Mwauraa831/
Mwera807,033/
Mbara803,482/
Mwaro802,958/
Mwari802,596/
Mware80690/
Muara80442/
Mvara8091/
Mwary8023/
Mwora809/
Mwaeraha7712/
Mmbara73443/
Mbaura73376/
M'Bara73373/
Mbaira73199/
Mbarah73106/
Mbaara7391/
Mwarey7349/
Mwaero7331/
Mwauri7324/
Mbarai7318/
Muarad7313/
Mwaroh7312/
Muarat738/
Mbarha738/
Mwarze737/
Mwarie737/
Mbarra736/
Mweera736/
Muatra735/
Muaraa735/
Muaray734/
Mvarga734/
Mworah734/
Mbarau733/
Mwaure733/
Mwairo733/
Mhwari732/
Muarea732/
Muarai732/
Muayra732/
Mbayra732/
Mbarea732/
Muaraj732/
Mwaroj731/
Mwarge731/
Mvaura731/
Mbeara731/
Muahra731/
Muarra731/
Mwaare731/
Mweura731/
Mwaaro731/
Mwaari731/
Mbaraa731/
Mwarro731/
Mwerah731/
Mmwari731/
Mouhara6737/
Muharaj6719/
Muharay6715/
Mbahara677/
Mbauhra676/
Muaraia674/
Muaraya673/
M'Bahra672/
Mwahari672/
Muhaara672/
M'Baara671/
Mbarhai671/
M'Bayra671/
M'Baira671/
Mbaurra671/
Muayrat671/
Mwarish671/
Mbarrah671/

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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 Mwara
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