Kwawira Surname
Approximately 22 people bear this surname
Kwawira Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 21 | 1:2,521,029 | 48,569 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Kwawira Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kwawira Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kwawira is borne by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kwawira? popularity and diffusion
It is the 4,206,983rd most common surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 331,252,087 people. The last name Kwawira occurs mostly in Africa, where 95 percent of Kwawira live; 95 percent live in East Africa and 95 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
The surname is most frequently held in Tanzania, where it is carried by 21 people, or 1 in 2,521,029. In Tanzania it is mostly concentrated in: Dar es Salaam Region, where 43 percent reside, Morogoro Region, where 43 percent reside and Iringa Region, where 5 percent reside. Not including Tanzania it is found in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 5 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kwabira | 86 | 10 | / |
| Ngwawaira | 75 | 29 | / |
| Gwavira | 71 | 125 | / |
| Gwabira | 71 | 20 | / |
| Kwaweri | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gwawura | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kwavera | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kwewera | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kuoswira | 67 | 61 | / |
| Gwawaire | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gwavaira | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gwavhaira | 63 | 9 | / |
| Ngwavairai | 59 | 1 | / |
| Gwewera | 57 | 182 | / |
| Kwevera | 57 | 21 | / |
| Gwowera | 57 | 10 | / |
| Guabira | 57 | 9 | / |
| Kwobire | 57 | 2 | / |
| Kwaberi | 57 | 1 | / |
| Gwowaire | 53 | 2 | / |
| Kweveera | 53 | 1 | / |
| Gwabaire | 53 | 1 | / |
| Gbaabira | 53 | 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 Kwawira
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