Mwari Surname
Approximately 2,596 people bear this surname
Mwari Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 2,293 | 1:20,140 | 2,336 |
| DR Congo | 157 | 1:470,571 | 38,110 |
| Zimbabwe | 69 | 1:223,743 | 25,019 |
| Uganda | 32 | 1:1,219,977 | 48,798 |
| Solomon Islands | 24 | 1:24,168 | 4,782 |
| Indonesia | 12 | 1:11,020,766 | 390,383 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Mwari (532) may also be a first name.
Mwari Demographics
Mwari Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Mwari Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mwari Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mwari occurs in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mwari? popularity and diffusion
It is the 166,677th most commonly occurring family name globally It is held by around 1 in 2,807,221 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Mwari live; 90 percent live in East Africa and 84 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Mwari is also the 365,707th most frequent first name on earth. It is borne by 532 people.
This last name is most commonly occurring in Kenya, where it is borne by 2,293 people, or 1 in 20,140. In Kenya Mwari is mostly found in: Meru County, where 53 percent live, Kwale County, where 16 percent live and Nairobi County, where 8 percent live. Other than Kenya this surname exists 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 adherence of those holding the last name is chiefly Christian (90%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mwauri | 91 | 24 | / |
| Mwarie | 91 | 7 | / |
| Mwarai | 91 | 5 | / |
| Mhwari | 91 | 2 | / |
| Mmwari | 91 | 1 | / |
| Mwaari | 91 | 1 | / |
| Mwarais | 83 | 51 | / |
| Mwahari | 83 | 2 | / |
| Mwarish | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mweri | 80 | 3,093 | / |
| Mbari | 80 | 1,915 | / |
| Mwara | 80 | 952 | / |
| Mware | 80 | 690 | / |
| Mwori | 80 | 382 | / |
| Muari | 80 | 371 | / |
| Mvari | 80 | 35 | / |
| Mwary | 80 | 23 | / |
| Mwaura | 73 | 78,260 | / |
| Muarip | 73 | 1,474 | / |
| Mwaira | 73 | 137 | / |
| Muaris | 73 | 107 | / |
| Mwarey | 73 | 49 | / |
| Mbauri | 73 | 38 | / |
| M'Bari | 73 | 33 | / |
| Muarie | 73 | 24 | / |
| Mworie | 73 | 24 | / |
| Muasri | 73 | 19 | / |
| Mbeari | 73 | 18 | / |
| Mbarri | 73 | 18 | / |
| Mbarai | 73 | 18 | / |
| Muaari | 73 | 14 | / |
| Muariz | 73 | 11 | / |
| Mvarie | 73 | 10 | / |
| Mbairi | 73 | 10 | / |
| Mworio | 73 | 9 | / |
| Mwuara | 73 | 7 | / |
| Muarzi | 73 | 7 | / |
| Mwarze | 73 | 7 | / |
| Mbaari | 73 | 7 | / |
| Mhvari | 73 | 4 | / |
| Mwaure | 73 | 3 | / |
| Muarid | 73 | 3 | / |
| Muarai | 73 | 2 | / |
| Mweeri | 73 | 2 | / |
| Muarri | 73 | 2 | / |
| Mwaroj | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mwerri | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mwahra | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mwaare | 73 | 1 | / |
| Muario | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mbarih | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mbhari | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mbarei | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mwarge | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mwarha | 73 | 1 | / |
| Muarij | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mmwara | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mwarea | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mhwara | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mwahara | 67 | 523 | / |
| Mouhari | 67 | 14 | / |
| Muhario | 67 | 9 | / |
| Mwaraya | 67 | 7 | / |
| Muarrip | 67 | 7 | / |
| Muahari | 67 | 6 | / |
| Muhaari | 67 | 5 | / |
| Mua'ari | 67 | 4 | / |
| Muaraia | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mhuarhi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Muayrih | 67 | 1 | / |
| M'Barri | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwauraa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbarhai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwharaj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Muariph | 67 | 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 Mwari
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