Mworia Surname

80,247th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,072 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Mworia Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mworia Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya5,2511:8,7941,142
Tanzania7831:67,6147,129
United States271:13,424,405494,117
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Mworia (897) may also be a first name.

Mworia Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mworia occurs more in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mworia? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mworia is the 80,247th most frequently occurring surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 1,200,189 people. The last name Mworia occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Mworia live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 96 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 271,225th most commonly occurring forename globally. It is borne by 897 people.

The surname Mworia is most commonly occurring in Kenya, where it is carried by 5,251 people, or 1 in 8,794. In Kenya Mworia is most frequent in: Meru County, where 49 percent are found, Nairobi County, where 16 percent are found and Kiambu County, where 9 percent are found. Without taking into account Kenya this surname occurs in 12 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 13 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.

Mworia Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Mworia earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 43.6% less than the national average, earning $24,338 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mmworia921/
M'Mworia861/
Mwaria83910/
Muoria83279/
Mboria8312/
Mworio839/
Mweria831/
Mworya831/
Mwarija7712/
Mwauria771/
Mmweria771/
Mbaria671,300/
Mburia671,143/
Mborja67180/
Mwerya67175/
Mwarja67129/
Mvuria67114/
Muhoeriah6721/
Mborio6712/
Muorya678/
Muaria672/
Mwario671/
Mwarya671/
Mwarea671/
Muhorya621/
Mburiah621/
Muarijah575/
Mveeriah571/
Muharrija531/
Mvurya50739/
Mboryo50299/
Mbario50226/
Muarya5045/
Muarja5010/
Mbarya506/
Mburio505/
Muarea502/
Muario501/
Mburya501/

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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 Mworia
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