Mwaurah Surname
Approximately 15 people bear this surname
Mwaurah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 13 | 1:3,552,300 | 39,474 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Mwaurah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mwaurah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mwaurah is more commonly found in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mwaurah? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 5,057,639th most frequent surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 485,836,394 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 93 percent of Mwaurah live; 87 percent live in East Africa and 60 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
It is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is borne by 13 people, or 1 in 3,552,300. In Kenya Mwaurah is most frequent in: Nairobi County, where 31 percent reside, Uasin Gishu County, where 31 percent reside and Kiambu County, where 8 percent reside. Barring Kenya this last name occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 7 percent reside and The United States, where 7 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mwaura | 92 | 78,260 | / |
| Mwaraha | 86 | 121 | / |
| Mwahura | 86 | 3 | / |
| Mwayura | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mwauraa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mwara | 83 | 952 | / |
| Mwura | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mwaeraha | 80 | 12 | / |
| Mwajirah | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mwayerah | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mbaura | 77 | 376 | / |
| Mwaira | 77 | 137 | / |
| Mbarah | 77 | 106 | / |
| Mwaroh | 77 | 12 | / |
| Mwuara | 77 | 7 | / |
| Mwarai | 77 | 5 | / |
| Mburah | 77 | 4 | / |
| Mworah | 77 | 4 | / |
| Mvurah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mwarha | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mmwara | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mweura | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mwarea | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mvaura | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mhwara | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mwahra | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mwajaraha | 75 | 4 | / |
| Mwahara | 71 | 523 | / |
| Mwayera | 71 | 318 | / |
| Mwawera | 71 | 157 | / |
| Mwajira | 71 | 128 | / |
| Mwajora | 71 | 95 | / |
| Mwarais | 71 | 51 | / |
| Mwayira | 71 | 12 | / |
| Mbauhra | 71 | 6 | / |
| Mbarrah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mwehara | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mbaurra | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mwharaj | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mbura | 67 | 6,362 | / |
| Mbara | 67 | 3,482 | / |
| Mwaro | 67 | 2,958 | / |
| Mvura | 67 | 1,523 | / |
| Muara | 67 | 442 | / |
| Mvara | 67 | 91 | / |
| Muhajrah | 67 | 14 | / |
| Mwora | 67 | 9 | / |
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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 Mwaurah
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