Mwaura Surname

7,246th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 78,260 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Mwaura Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mwaura Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya77,1461:59984
United States4341:835,15963,868
Saudi Arabia1991:155,05422,057
United Arab Emirates1161:78,9857,143
England921:605,63136,119
Sudan491:765,5142,614
Botswana331:66,27111,607
Kuwait291:131,05814,967
Uganda191:2,054,69965,771
Canada191:1,939,242123,675
South Africa151:3,611,847123,156
Iceland111:34,5542,447
Tanzania111:4,812,87455,358
Rwanda91:1,262,7752,632
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Afghanistan41:8,038,29630,874
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Netherlands31:5,629,059132,535
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
France11:66,422,722504,397
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776

Mwaura (20,390) may also be a first name.

Mwaura Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mwaura occurs most in Kenya. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mwaura? popularity and diffusion

The surname Mwaura is the 7,246th most prevalent surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 93,120 people. The last name 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 occurring first name world-wide, borne by 20,390 people.

It is most frequent in Kenya, where it is borne by 77,146 people, or 1 in 599. In Kenya it is mostly concentrated in: Kiambu County, where 29 percent are found, Nakuru County, where 15 percent are found and Muranga County, where 14 percent are found. Aside from Kenya this last name occurs 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 carrying the Mwaura surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States Mwaura are 40.32% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 93.55% registered with 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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mwaurah9215/
Mwahura923/
Mwauraa921/
Mwayura921/
Mwara91952/
Mwura911/
Mbaura83376/
Mwaira83137/
Mwauri8324/
Mwuara837/
Mwarai835/
Mwaure833/
Mhwara831/
Mvaura831/
Mwarea831/
Mweura831/
Mmwara831/
Mwarha831/
Mwahra831/
Mwahara77523/
Mwayera77318/
Mwawera77157/
Mwajira77128/
Mwaraha77121/
Mwajora7795/
Mwarais7751/
Mwayira7712/
Mwaraya777/
Mbauhra776/
Mwharaj771/
Mbaurra771/
Mwehara771/
Mbura736,362/
Mbara733,482/
Mwaro732,958/
Mwari732,596/
Mvura731,523/
Mware73690/
Muara73442/
Mvara7391/
Mwary7323/
Mwora739/
Mwaeraha7112/
Mwayerah711/
Mwajirah711/
Mmbara67443/
M'Bara67373/
Mbauro67260/
Mbaira67199/
Mbarah67106/
Mbaara6791/
Mvoura6760/
Mwarey6749/
Mbauri6738/
Mboura6732/
Mwaero6731/
Mburai6727/
Mbarai6718/
Mweuro6717/
Mbeura6714/
Muarad6713/
Mwaroh6712/
Mvaure678/
Mbarha678/
Muarat678/
Mwarie677/
Mwarze677/
Mweera676/
Mbarra676/
Muatra675/
Muaraa675/
Muaray674/
Mvarga674/
Mburah674/
Mworah674/
Mwajaraha674/
Mmbura674/
Mwairo673/
Mhwari672/
Muarai672/
Muarea672/
Muayra672/
Mbayra672/
Mbarea672/
Muaraj672/
Mburea672/
Muahra671/
Mbaure671/
Mwahajira671/
Mwarge671/
Mbeara671/
Muarra671/
Mwaare671/
Mwaari671/
Mwaaro671/
Mvurah671/
Mwaroj671/
Mbaraa671/
Mwarro671/
Mmwari671/
Mueara670/

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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 Mwaura
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