Mwaruwa Surname

159,112th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,743 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Mwaruwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Mwaruwa Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya2,7261:16,9412,027
Zimbabwe131:1,187,55768,998
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Mwaruwa (960) may also be a first name.

Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Mwaruwa Demographics

Mwaruwa Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 66 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

View the most religious surnames in Kenya

Mwaruwa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mwaruwa occurs in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mwaruwa? popularity and diffusion

The surname Mwaruwa is the 159,112th most frequently occurring surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 2,656,779 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwaruwa reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 99 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 260,392nd most numerous first name internationally, borne by 960 people.

The last name is most commonly held in Kenya, where it is borne by 2,726 people, or 1 in 16,941. In Kenya it is most numerous in: Kwale County, where 68 percent reside, Kilifi County, where 21 percent reside and Mombasa County, where 11 percent reside. Without taking into account Kenya Mwaruwa exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 0 percent reside and Canada, where 0 percent reside.

Mwaruwa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Mwaruwa last name is principally Christian (56%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mwairuwa931/
Mwariwa8630/
Muaruwa862/
Mbaruwa861/
Mweruwa861/
Mweriwa7124/
Muheruwa671/
Mborouwa671/
Mwaruvie671/
Mbourouwa634/
Mbaharuwe632/
Mbaruve574/
Muarivah533/
Mbourouwe501/
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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 Mwaruwa
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