Mwarira Surname
Approximately 275 people bear this surname
Mwarira Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 273 | 1:56,550 | 8,562 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Mwarira (90) may also be a first name.
Mwarira Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mwarira Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mwarira is held by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mwarira? popularity and diffusion
The surname Mwarira is the 950,707th most commonly held last name on earth, held by around 1 in 26,500,167 people. The surname Mwarira is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwarira live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Mwarira is also the 1,005,046th most numerous first name globally, borne by 90 people.
The surname is most commonly used in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 273 people, or 1 in 56,550. In Zimbabwe Mwarira is most common in: Manicaland Province, where 44 percent live, Harare Province, where 18 percent live and Mashonaland Central Province, where 12 percent live. Not including Zimbabwe this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in England, where 0 percent live and South Africa, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mwariri | 86 | 1,591 | / |
| Mwarera | 86 | 90 | / |
| Mwariro | 86 | 81 | / |
| Mwarura | 86 | 55 | / |
| Mbarira | 86 | 10 | / |
| Mwarire | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mwarhiro | 80 | 5 | / |
| Mwaririe | 80 | 2 | / |
| Mbariro | 71 | 669 | / |
| Mbarire | 71 | 157 | / |
| Mwerera | 71 | 22 | / |
| Mwaruro | 71 | 22 | / |
| Mwareri | 71 | 18 | / |
| Mwarero | 71 | 9 | / |
| Mwarere | 71 | 4 | / |
| Muariri | 71 | 2 | / |
| Mbarera | 71 | 2 | / |
| Mwarerei | 67 | 24 | / |
| Mbairire | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwereera | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbaharire | 63 | 1 | / |
| Mborera | 57 | 117 | / |
| Muerera | 57 | 16 | / |
| Mworere | 57 | 4 | / |
| Mwerero | 57 | 4 | / |
| Mbarere | 57 | 2 | / |
| Mborire | 57 | 2 | / |
| Mworeri | 57 | 1 | / |
| Muherera | 53 | 2 | / |
| Mbarhere | 53 | 1 | / |
| Mboreire | 53 | 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 Mwarira
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