Mwaringa Surname

84,759th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,697 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Mwaringa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Mwaringa Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya5,6911:8,1151,066
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Mwaringa (1,012) may also be a first name.

Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Mwaringa Demographics

Mwaringa Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 109 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

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Mwaringa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mwaringa occurs more in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mwaringa? popularity and diffusion

Mwaringa is the 84,759th most numerous family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 1,279,190 people. The last name Mwaringa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwaringa are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 100 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 252,656th most commonly held first name internationally It is held by 1,012 people.

The last name is most prevalent in Kenya, where it is borne by 5,691 people, or 1 in 8,115. In Kenya it is most frequent in: Kilifi County, where 70 percent live, Mombasa County, where 15 percent live and Kwale County, where 11 percent live. Excluding Kenya this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Switzerland, where 0 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 0 percent live.

Mwaringa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Mwaringa surname is principally Christian (92%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mwairinga942/
Mwaringo887/
Mbaringa887/
Mvaringa881/
Mwarenga881/
Mwaerenga821/
Mbarnga802/
Mwerenga75352/
Mwarenge75151/
Mbaringo756/
Mbairenga711/
Mvaringui711/
Mverenga631/
Mwerengo631/
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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 Mwaringa
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