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 occurs in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kwawira? popularity and diffusion
The last name Kwawira is the 4,206,983rd most commonly used last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 331,252,087 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 95 percent of Kwawira are found; 95 percent are found in East Africa and 95 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
This last name is most widespread in Tanzania, where it is carried by 21 people, or 1 in 2,521,029. In Tanzania it is most prevalent in: Dar es Salaam Region, where 43 percent live, Morogoro Region, where 43 percent live and Iringa Region, where 5 percent live. Apart from Tanzania this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 5 percent live.
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
- 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