Mwarika Surname
Approximately 367 people bear this surname
Mwarika Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 352 | 1:131,193 | 10,797 |
| Tanzania | 8 | 1:6,617,702 | 68,742 |
| Zimbabwe | 7 | 1:2,205,463 | 97,905 |
Mwarika Demographics
Mwarika Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Mwarika Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mwarika Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mwarika is found in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mwarika? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 773,729th most widespread family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 19,857,073 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwarika reside; 98 percent reside in East Africa and 98 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
This last name is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is borne by 352 people, or 1 in 131,193. In Kenya it is most common in: Kwale County, where 60 percent are found, Mombasa County, where 38 percent are found and Kilifi County, where 1 percent are found. Other than Kenya this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 2 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 2 percent are found.
Mwarika Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is chiefly Muslim (75%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mwaruka | 86 | 316 | / |
| Mwareka | 86 | 264 | / |
| Mwariko | 86 | 184 | / |
| Muarika | 86 | 12 | / |
| Mwariki | 86 | 9 | / |
| Mwarike | 86 | 5 | / |
| Mwairuka | 80 | 1 | / |
| Muharrika | 75 | 5 | / |
| Muarikhah | 75 | 3 | / |
| Mweruka | 71 | 742 | / |
| Mbariko | 71 | 71 | / |
| Muharrikah | 71 | 14 | / |
| Mwereka | 71 | 13 | / |
| Mworeka | 71 | 13 | / |
| Mwaruko | 71 | 11 | / |
| Muaruka | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mwareko | 71 | 1 | / |
| Muarica | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mwareke | 71 | 1 | / |
| M'Barike | 67 | 29 | / |
| Muerikah | 67 | 3 | / |
| Mmweruka | 67 | 1 | / |
| M'Bariki | 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 Mwarika
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