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.
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Mwaura Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mwaura Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mwaura is found most frequently in Kenya. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mwaura? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 7,246th most widely held family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 93,120 people. The last name Mwaura occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Mwaura reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 90 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Mwaura is also the 37,259th most frequent first name world-wide, held by 20,390 people.
The surname Mwaura is most widespread in Kenya, where it is borne by 77,146 people, or 1 in 599. In Kenya Mwaura is most frequent in: Kiambu County, where 29 percent are found, Nakuru County, where 15 percent are found and Muranga County, where 14 percent are found. Without taking into account Kenya Mwaura is found in 45 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 1 percent are found and Saudi Arabia, where 0 percent are found.
Mwaura Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Mwaura surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States those holding the Mwaura last name are 40.32% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 93.55% being registered to vote for the political 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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