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
The last name Mwarika is most common in Kenya. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mwarika? popularity and diffusion
The surname Mwarika is the 773,729th most frequently held family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 19,857,073 people. Mwarika occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwarika live; 98 percent live in East Africa and 98 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
The surname Mwarika is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is held 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. Excluding Kenya this last name 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 devotion of those holding the surname is principally 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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