Mwareka Surname
Approximately 264 people bear this surname
Mwareka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 255 | 1:60,542 | 9,135 |
| England | 6 | 1:9,286,343 | 223,652 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Mwareka (93) may also be a first name.
Mwareka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mwareka Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mwareka has its highest incidence in Zimbabwe. It can be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Mwareka? popularity and diffusion
The surname Mwareka is the 978,274th most prevalent surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 27,604,341 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Mwareka are found; 97 percent are found in Southern Africa and 97 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Mwareka is also the 986,211th most commonly used forename worldwide. It is borne by 93 people.
Mwareka is most commonly used in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 255 people, or 1 in 60,542. In Zimbabwe Mwareka is primarily found in: Manicaland Province, where 78 percent are found, Harare Province, where 10 percent are found and Masvingo Province, where 7 percent are found. Excluding Zimbabwe this surname exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in England, where 2 percent are found and Kenya, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mwarika | 86 | 367 | / |
| Mwaraka | 86 | 18 | / |
| Mworeka | 86 | 13 | / |
| Mwereka | 86 | 13 | / |
| Mwareko | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mwareke | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mwariko | 71 | 184 | / |
| Mworeko | 71 | 89 | / |
| Muarika | 71 | 12 | / |
| Mboreka | 71 | 11 | / |
| Mwariki | 71 | 9 | / |
| Mwarako | 71 | 9 | / |
| Mwereko | 71 | 5 | / |
| Mwarike | 71 | 5 | / |
| Muaraka | 71 | 1 | / |
| Muareko | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mwaroko | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mworeki | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mbaireki | 67 | 8 | / |
| Mwarakoi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Muharaka | 67 | 2 | / |
| M'Bareki | 67 | 1 | / |
| Muharrika | 63 | 5 | / |
| Muarikhah | 63 | 3 | / |
| M'Barekou | 63 | 1 | / |
| M'Barekih | 63 | 1 | / |
| M'Barekhe | 63 | 1 | / |
| M'Barecki | 63 | 1 | / |
| M'Baireke | 63 | 1 | / |
| Muharrikah | 59 | 14 | / |
| M'Bareckou | 59 | 1 | / |
| Mbariko | 57 | 71 | / |
| Muarice | 57 | 4 | / |
| Muarica | 57 | 1 | / |
| M'Barike | 53 | 29 | / |
| Mbeireki | 53 | 8 | / |
| Muerikah | 53 | 3 | / |
| M'Bariki | 53 | 1 | / |
| Muharisky | 50 | 8 | / |
| Muheireki | 50 | 1 | / |
| M'Bayrike | 50 | 1 | / |
| M'Bairike | 50 | 1 | / |
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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 Mwareka
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