Mwarua Surname

438,773rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 781 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Mwarua Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mwarua Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya7811:59,1295,825

Mwarua (195) may also be a first name.

Mwarua Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mwarua is more commonly found in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mwarua? popularity and diffusion

The surname Mwarua is the 438,773rd most common last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 9,331,045 people. Mwarua is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwarua live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Mwarua is also the 649,894th most commonly used given name internationally, borne by 195 people.

The surname Mwarua is most commonly occurring in Kenya, where it is borne by 781 people, or 1 in 59,129. In Kenya Mwarua is most frequent in: Kilifi County, where 52 percent reside, Kwale County, where 27 percent reside and Mombasa County, where 21 percent reside.

Mwarua Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is predominantly Christian (73%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mwaruah921/
Mbarua83135/
Mwerua832/
Mwairwa778/
Mbaarua774/
M'Barua771/
Mwaairwa711/
Mbarba673/
Mbarva671/
Mwarbo671/
Mwarwei6213/
Mbarbou623/
Mwarwoth572/
Mwerwa5028/
Muerwa501/
Mbarbo501/
Mworwo501/
Mboruo501/

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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 Mwarua
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis