Mwariko Surname

1,252,959th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 184 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mwariko Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mwariko Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1831:289,29822,476
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Mwariko (28) may also be a first name.

Mwariko Last Name Facts

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

Mwariko occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mwariko? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,252,959th most common family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 39,606,228 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwariko reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 100 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Mwariko is also the 1,994,417th most widely held given name throughout the world. It is borne by 28 people.

The surname is most frequently held in Tanzania, where it is borne by 183 people, or 1 in 289,298. In Tanzania Mwariko is most frequent in: Tanga Region, where 90 percent reside, Morogoro Region, where 5 percent reside and Dar es Salaam Region, where 2 percent reside. Excluding Tanzania this last name occurs in one country. It also occurs in Kenya, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mwarika86367/
Mbariko8671/
Mwaruko8611/
Mwareko861/
Mwaruka71316/
Mwareka71264/
Mworeko7189/
Muarika7112/
Mwereko715/
Mbarico711/
Muareko711/
Mwairuka671/
Muharrika635/
Muarikhah633/
M'Barekou631/
M'Borikou631/
Muharrikah5914/
M'Bareckou591/
Muarica571/
Muaruka571/
Muerikah533/

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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 Mwariko
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