Mwaura Surname
Approximately 78,260 people bear this surname
Mwaura Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 77,146 | 1:599 | 84 |
| United States | 434 | 1:835,159 | 63,868 |
| Saudi Arabia | 199 | 1:155,054 | 22,057 |
| United Arab Emirates | 116 | 1:78,985 | 7,143 |
| England | 92 | 1:605,631 | 36,119 |
| Sudan | 49 | 1:765,514 | 2,614 |
| Botswana | 33 | 1:66,271 | 11,607 |
| Kuwait | 29 | 1:131,058 | 14,967 |
| Uganda | 19 | 1:2,054,699 | 65,771 |
| Canada | 19 | 1:1,939,242 | 123,675 |
| South Africa | 15 | 1:3,611,847 | 123,156 |
| Iceland | 11 | 1:34,554 | 2,447 |
| Tanzania | 11 | 1:4,812,874 | 55,358 |
| Rwanda | 9 | 1:1,262,775 | 2,632 |
| Sweden | 8 | 1:1,230,845 | 90,587 |
| Germany | 8 | 1:10,063,182 | 283,807 |
| Australia | 6 | 1:4,499,284 | 146,780 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Afghanistan | 4 | 1:8,038,296 | 30,874 |
| Iraq | 4 | 1:8,755,414 | 23,373 |
| Ethiopia | 4 | 1:24,386,566 | 19,165 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 1:2,737,638 | 105,941 |
| Netherlands | 3 | 1:5,629,059 | 132,535 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Lebanon | 2 | 1:2,818,542 | 25,087 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
Mwaura (20,390) may also be a first name.
Mwaura Demographics
Mwaura Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Mwaura Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mwaura Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mwaura occurs more in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mwaura? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 7,246th most numerous family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 93,120 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Mwaura are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 90 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Mwaura is also the 37,259th most commonly held forename world-wide, borne by 20,390 people.
The surname is most frequent in Kenya, where it is held by 77,146 people, or 1 in 599. In Kenya Mwaura is most numerous in: Kiambu County, where 29 percent live, Nakuru County, where 15 percent live and Muranga County, where 14 percent live. Apart from Kenya Mwaura exists in 45 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 1 percent live and Saudi Arabia, where 0 percent live.
Mwaura Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States those bearing the Mwaura surname are 40.32% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 93.55% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Mwaura earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 2.39% more than the national average, earning $44,180 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.57% less than the national average, earning $43,438 CAD per year.
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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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- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
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