Kawira Surname
Approximately 33,133 people bear this surname
Kawira Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 32,342 | 1:1,428 | 231 |
| Thailand | 316 | 1:223,539 | 37,632 |
| Malawi | 288 | 1:59,441 | 8,056 |
| Tanzania | 79 | 1:670,147 | 39,342 |
| Papua New Guinea | 52 | 1:156,802 | 21,647 |
| Zimbabwe | 19 | 1:812,539 | 55,590 |
| United States | 14 | 1:25,889,924 | 709,614 |
| Indonesia | 6 | 1:22,041,532 | 555,748 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| Australia | 3 | 1:8,998,567 | 200,784 |
| Iceland | 2 | 1:190,045 | 6,825 |
| Zambia | 2 | 1:7,924,961 | 45,994 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Kawira (5,809) may also be a first name.
Kawira Demographics
Average Kawira Salary in
United States
$55,196 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Kawira Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kawira Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kawira (Marathi: कािवरा) is held by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kawira? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 16,762nd most common surname in the world, held by around 1 in 219,948 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Kawira are found; 98 percent are found in East Africa and 95 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Kawira is also the 87,508th most commonly held forename world-wide. It is borne by 5,809 people.
The surname is most widespread in Kenya, where it is held by 32,342 people, or 1 in 1,428. In Kenya Kawira is most numerous in: Meru County, where 76 percent are found, Tharaka Nithi County, where 11 percent are found and Nairobi County, where 4 percent are found. Excluding Kenya Kawira occurs in 18 countries. It also occurs in Thailand, where 1 percent are found and Malawi, where 1 percent are found.
Kawira Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Kawira earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 27.92% more than the national average, earning $55,196 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kawira Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kawira in the Marathi language | ||
| कािवरा | kaivara | - |
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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 Kawira
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