Mwarari Surname

778,856th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 364 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Mwarari Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mwarari Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya3591:128,63510,601
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Mwarari (11) may also be a first name.

Mwarari Last Name Facts

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

Mwarari occurs in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mwarari? popularity and diffusion

The surname Mwarari is the 778,856th most commonly occurring family name globally It is held by around 1 in 20,020,731 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Mwarari are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 98 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Mwarari is also the 3,487,849th most commonly held first name in the world It is held by 11 people.

Mwarari is most commonly held in Kenya, where it is borne by 359 people, or 1 in 128,635. In Kenya it is most frequent in: Nyeri County, where 50 percent live, Nairobi County, where 40 percent live and Kiambu County, where 3 percent live. Barring Kenya this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 1 percent live and South Africa, where 0 percent live.

Mwarari Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Mwarari last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mwarori8687/
Mwareri8618/
Muarari8614/
Mwarara8612/
Mbarari868/
Mwarare863/
Mwarerei8024/
Mwairori801/
Muharari801/
Mwaraura801/
Mwerahari75151/
Mwarora71261/
Mwereri7168/
Mbarare7135/
Mwarore7112/
Mwarere714/
Mwerori711/
Mworeri711/
Muharara6710/
Mweirori671/
Mouharrare591/
Mwerere5785/
Mworere574/
Mborori571/
Mwerore571/
Mworore571/
Mwereere532/
Mwerorre531/
Mwereree531/
Mwerahare5074/
Muharrara501/

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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 Mwarari
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