Mwaru Surname

1,637,889th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 122 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Mwaru Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mwaru Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1031:513,99633,942
Zimbabwe141:1,102,73166,551
Solomon Islands21:290,01419,875
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Mwaru (10) may also be a first name.

Mwaru Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mwaru occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mwaru? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,637,889th most commonly held surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 59,733,983 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Mwaru reside; 86 percent reside in East Africa and 86 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,684,242nd most frequent given name world-wide, held by 10 people.

The last name Mwaru is most numerous in Tanzania, where it is held by 103 people, or 1 in 513,996. In Tanzania Mwaru is primarily concentrated in: Singida Region, where 90 percent live, Iringa Region, where 9 percent live and Tanga Region, where 1 percent live. Apart from Tanzania it occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 11 percent live and The Solomon Islands, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mwauru911/
Mweru804,094/
Mbaru804,014/
Muaru8044/
Mworu806/
Mvaru801/
Mbairu7311/
Mbaaru738/
Mworgu736/
Mweeru735/
Muarzu735/
Mbarau733/
Mbharu733/
Mbarou732/
Mwuiru731/
Mbarhu731/
Muaaru731/
Mbairou6711/
Muharus672/
Mouharou622/
Mboru60462/
Muoru6014/
Mouhayrou571/
Mborou5598/
Muerau557/
Muhoru552/
Mborau551/
Mbouru551/
Mbourou503,880/
Mvourou503/
Muheeru502/
Mborouh501/
M'Borou501/
Mbeirou501/

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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
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  • 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 Mwaru
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