Mwaruma Surname

1,136,896th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 212 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Mwaruma Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mwaruma Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya2021:228,61316,073
Tanzania91:5,882,40160,754
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Mwaruma (127) may also be a first name.

Mwaruma Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mwaruma is found in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mwaruma? popularity and diffusion

Mwaruma is the 1,136,896th most widespread last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 34,375,217 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwaruma reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 100 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Mwaruma is also the 825,494th most frequent forename throughout the world. It is borne by 127 people.

The surname Mwaruma is most commonly occurring in Kenya, where it is carried by 202 people, or 1 in 228,613. In Kenya Mwaruma is mostly concentrated in: Taita Taveta County, where 93 percent are found, Kwale County, where 4 percent are found and Nairobi County, where 2 percent are found. Without taking into account Kenya this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 4 percent are found and Uganda, where 0 percent are found.

Mwaruma Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Mwaruma last name is chiefly Christian (75%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mbaruma8610/
Mwarume863/
Mwarima861/
Mbauruma8060/
Muarumah808/
Mbarouma801/
Muharumah751/
Mwarome711,236/
Mwarimo71215/
Mvarume71153/
Mbarume7135/
Muaroma7131/
Mwaromo7110/
Mwerima712/
Muharoma6730/
Muaromah6723/
Muarimah678/
Muarromah636/
Muharroma634/
Muharommah593/
Mworomo571/
Muherima531/

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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 Mwaruma
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