Mwaria Surname

389,400th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 910 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Mwaria Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mwaria Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya4431:104,2449,043
Tanzania4211:125,75211,844
Solomon Islands301:19,3343,744
Uganda71:5,577,040114,218
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
England11:55,718,059489,080
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Mwaria Last Name Facts

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

Mwaria is found most frequently in Kenya. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Mwaria.

How Common Is The Last Name Mwaria? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 389,400th most frequently occurring last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 8,008,292 people. Mwaria is mostly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Mwaria live; 96 percent live in East Africa and 95 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

It is most widely held in Kenya, where it is carried by 443 people, or 1 in 104,244. In Kenya Mwaria is primarily found in: Tharaka Nithi County, where 25 percent are found, Meru County, where 23 percent are found and Kilifi County, where 20 percent are found. Aside from Kenya it occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 46 percent are found and The Solomon Islands, where 3 percent are found.

Mwaria Last Name Statistics demography

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

Mwaria earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 6.75% more than the national average, earning $46,062 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mwarija9212/
Mwauria921/
Mworia836,072/
Mbaria831,300/
Mwarja83129/
Muaria832/
Mweria831/
Mwario831/
Mwarya831/
Mwarea831/
Mmweria771/
Mmworia771/
Muarijah715/
M'Mworia711/
Muoria67279/
Mbario67226/
Muarya6745/
Mboria6712/
Muarja6710/
Mworio679/
Mbarya676/
Muarea672/
Muharrija671/
Muario671/
Muhario629/
Mveeriah571/
Mbaryaha571/
Muharijo571/
Muhoeriah5321/
Mwerya50175/
Mbaryo5079/
Mbareo5014/
Mborio5012/
Muarjo508/
Mworya501/
Muhaireoha501/

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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
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  • 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 Mwaria
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