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

Mwara is found most in Kenya. It can occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mwara? popularity and diffusion

The surname Mwara is the 375,863rd most widely held family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 7,654,985 people. Mwara is predominantly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Mwara reside; 89 percent reside in East Africa and 83 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 859,937th most commonly occurring first name internationally. It is borne by 118 people.

It is most prevalent in Kenya, where it is borne by 678 people, or 1 in 68,112. In Kenya it is primarily found in: Kirinyaga County, where 22 percent are found, Nairobi County, where 21 percent are found and Kiambu County, where 14 percent are found. Aside from Kenya Mwara occurs in 9 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 18 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 4 percent are found.

Mwara Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is primarily 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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