Mwaruko Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mwaruko Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mwaruko Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania91:5,882,40160,754
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Mwaruko Last Name Facts

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

Mwaruko occurs in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mwaruko? popularity and diffusion

It is the 5,812,366th most widespread family name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 662,504,174 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 91 percent of Mwaruko live; 91 percent live in East Africa and 91 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

This surname is most frequently held in Tanzania, where it is held by 9 people, or 1 in 5,882,401. In Tanzania it is mostly found in: Dar es Salaam Region, where 100 percent are found. Besides Tanzania it is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 9 percent are found and Kenya, where 9 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mwaruka86316/
Mwariko86184/
Mwaroko861/
Mwarauka8010/
Mwairuka801/
Mbaroukou759/
Mweruka71742/
Mwarika71367/
Muaruka711/
Mmweruka671/
Mveruka5715/
Muarika5712/
Muheruka531/
Muharrika505/
Muarikhah503/

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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 Mwaruko
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