Mwari Surname

166,677th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,596 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Mwari Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mwari Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya2,2931:20,1402,336
DR Congo1571:470,57138,110
Zimbabwe691:223,74325,019
Uganda321:1,219,97748,798
Solomon Islands241:24,1684,782
Indonesia121:11,020,766390,383
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Mwari (532) may also be a first name.

Mwari Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mwari is held by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Mwari.

How Common Is The Last Name Mwari? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 166,677th most prevalent last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 2,807,221 people. The last name Mwari occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Mwari are found; 90 percent are found in East Africa and 84 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 365,707th most commonly used first name globally, held by 532 people.

This last name is most common in Kenya, where it is borne by 2,293 people, or 1 in 20,140. In Kenya it is mostly found in: Meru County, where 53 percent live, Kwale County, where 16 percent live and Nairobi County, where 8 percent live. Without taking into account Kenya Mwari is found in 12 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 6 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 3 percent live.

Mwari Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is predominantly Christian (90%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mwauri9124/
Mwarie917/
Mwarai915/
Mhwari912/
Mmwari911/
Mwaari911/
Mwarais8351/
Mwahari832/
Mwarish831/
Mweri803,093/
Mbari801,915/
Mwara80952/
Mware80690/
Mwori80382/
Muari80371/
Mvari8035/
Mwary8023/
Mwaura7378,260/
Muarip731,474/
Mwaira73137/
Muaris73107/
Mwarey7349/
Mbauri7338/
M'Bari7333/
Muarie7324/
Mworie7324/
Muasri7319/
Mbeari7318/
Mbarri7318/
Mbarai7318/
Muaari7314/
Muariz7311/
Mvarie7310/
Mbairi7310/
Mworio739/
Mwuara737/
Muarzi737/
Mwarze737/
Mbaari737/
Mhvari734/
Mwaure733/
Muarid733/
Muarai732/
Mweeri732/
Muarri732/
Mwaroj731/
Mwerri731/
Mwahra731/
Mwaare731/
Muario731/
Mbarih731/
Mbhari731/
Mbarei731/
Mwarge731/
Mwarha731/
Muarij731/
Mmwara731/
Mwarea731/
Mhwara731/
Mwahara67523/
Mouhari6714/
Muhario679/
Mwaraya677/
Muarrip677/
Muahari676/
Muhaari675/
Mua'ari674/
Muaraia674/
Mhuarhi672/
Muayrih671/
M'Barri671/
Mwauraa671/
Mbarhai671/
Mwharaj671/
Muariph671/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Mwari
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis