Kwawira Surname

4,206,983rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 22 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Kwawira Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kwawira Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania211:2,521,02948,569
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kwabira8610/
Ngwawaira7529/
Gwavira71125/
Gwabira7120/
Kwaweri711/
Gwawura711/
Kwavera711/
Kwewera711/
Kuoswira6761/
Gwawaire672/
Gwavaira672/
Gwavhaira639/
Ngwavairai591/
Gwewera57182/
Kwevera5721/
Gwowera5710/
Guabira579/
Kwobire572/
Kwaberi571/
Gwowaire532/
Kweveera531/
Gwabaire531/
Gbaabira531/

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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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