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 more in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mwarari? popularity and diffusion

The surname Mwarari is the 778,856th most frequently held family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 20,020,731 people. This surname occurs predominantly 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. It is also the 3,487,849th most commonly held first name globally It is held by 11 people.

This last name is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is carried by 359 people, or 1 in 128,635. In Kenya Mwarari is most frequent in: Nyeri County, where 50 percent are found, Nairobi County, where 40 percent are found and Kiambu County, where 3 percent are found. Excluding Kenya Mwarari exists in 4 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 1 percent are found and South Africa, where 0 percent are found.

Mwarari Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is predominantly 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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