Gwira Surname

528,243rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 613 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Gwira Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gwira Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana2771:97,5489,187
Zimbabwe1321:116,95615,881
Malawi1311:130,68014,293
United States301:12,081,964463,456
Uganda181:2,168,84967,754
Canada141:2,631,828153,264
England41:13,929,515290,718
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947

Gwira Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gwira is most common in Ghana. It can be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gwira? popularity and diffusion

Gwira is the 528,243rd most frequently used surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 11,888,329 people. The last name Gwira occurs predominantly in Africa, where 92 percent of Gwira reside; 45 percent reside in West Africa and 45 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The last name is most widespread in Ghana, where it is held by 277 people, or 1 in 97,548. Beside Ghana it exists in 12 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 22 percent reside and Malawi, where 21 percent reside.

Gwira Last Name Statistics demography

Gwira earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 41.95% more than the national average, earning $61,250 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gwaira91159/
Gwirai9152/
Gqwira9115/
Gwoira914/
Ngwirah83107/
Ngwaira8310/
Gqwirha834/
Ngwiraa831/
Guira8035,193/
Gwera80625/
Gwire80590/
Kwira80164/
Gbira8046/
Gwiri8014/
Gwura805/
Güira803/
Cwira803/
Gwiry801/
Gwiro801/
Guirra731,399/
Guirau73680/
Guaira73397/
Guiraa73150/
Gweera7359/
Guiray7356/
Ghbira7350/
Kwaira7346/
Gueira7342/
Gwairo7341/
Guirai7317/
Gwirie7316/
Guirah739/
Qweira734/
Cwirat734/
Gcwera732/
Cwiora732/
Gweire732/
Gwaire731/
Cwiera731/
Gweiry731/
Gbirah731/
Gwirgi731/
Gbaira731/
Hguira731/
Kwirap731/
Gwerah731/
Ghwera731/
Gwoire731/
Gwairi731/
Gwairgi6796/
Ghwairy6781/
Nkwaira6732/
Ghuiray6725/
Guiraha678/
Guirrea675/
Gwitriy672/
Guairaa672/
Guireau672/
Gueirra672/
Ngcwera671/
Kwairai671/
Guairad671/
Ghweiri671/
Gueiraa671/

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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 Gwira
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