Changwira Surname
Approximately 77 people bear this surname
Changwira Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 69 | 1:669,274 | 29,584 |
| Thailand | 6 | 1:11,773,058 | 553,295 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
Changwira Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Changwira Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Changwira has its highest incidence in Kenya. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Changwira click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Changwira? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,152,526th most common family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 94,643,453 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 92 percent of Changwira reside; 91 percent reside in East Africa and 90 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa.
This surname is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is held by 69 people, or 1 in 669,274. In Kenya Changwira is primarily concentrated in: Vihiga County, where 99 percent are found and Nandi County, where 1 percent are found. Apart from Kenya Changwira occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Thailand, where 8 percent are found and Tanzania, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chagwira | 94 | 910 | / |
| Changwera | 89 | 10 | / |
| Changwirot | 84 | 6 | / |
| Chongwirat | 84 | 1 | / |
| Chakwira | 82 | 1,312 | / |
| Chagwera | 82 | 369 | / |
| Zangwira | 82 | 17 | / |
| Sangwira | 82 | 1 | / |
| Chamgwera | 78 | 627 | / |
| Sangwirat | 78 | 6 | / |
| Chamkwira | 78 | 4 | / |
| Khongwira | 78 | 1 | / |
| Shangwera | 78 | 1 | / |
| Chagwirei | 78 | 1 | / |
| Haguira | 75 | 4 | / |
| Hangweirer | 74 | 90 | / |
| Chongwirot | 74 | 59 | / |
| Sangwirach | 74 | 7 | / |
| Chakwera | 71 | 2,340 | / |
| Sanguira | 71 | 21 | / |
| Sangwera | 71 | 11 | / |
| Hongvira | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hanguiri | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chaguera | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chaquira | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hangwere | 71 | 1 | / |
| Cheingvirat | 70 | 1 | / |
| Sangvirat | 67 | 4 | / |
| Songwirat | 67 | 4 | / |
| Chaqueira | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sangwirot | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Changwira
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis