Kwayera Surname
Approximately 253 people bear this surname
Kwayera Surname Definition:
Kwayera is a surname of the Ngoni tribe, meaning: daybreak.
Kwayera Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 157 | 1:109,039 | 12,664 |
| Kenya | 63 | 1:733,014 | 30,691 |
| Zimbabwe | 32 | 1:482,445 | 40,356 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Kwayera (15) may also be a first name.
Kwayera Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Kwayera is a surname of the Ngoni tribe, meaning: daybreak.
Kwayera Demographics
Kwayera Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Kwayera Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kwayera Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kwayera is found most in Malawi. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Kwayera? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,006,539th most frequently held surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 28,804,529 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kwayera are found; 75 percent are found in Southern Africa and 75 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Kwayera is also the 2,900,335th most commonly held first name at a global level, borne by 15 people.
The last name is most widely held in Malawi, where it is borne by 157 people, or 1 in 109,039. Besides Malawi Kwayera exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 25 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 13 percent are found.
Kwayera Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kwayira | 86 | 6 | / |
| Gwayera | 86 | 2 | / |
| Kwayere | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kwaira | 77 | 46 | / |
| Kwayre | 77 | 3 | / |
| Kwaeri | 77 | 2 | / |
| Kweura | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kwiyeri | 71 | 39 | / |
| Kweyara | 71 | 38 | / |
| Kwayire | 71 | 34 | / |
| Nkwaira | 71 | 32 | / |
| Gwayeri | 71 | 27 | / |
| Gweyera | 71 | 21 | / |
| Kwayrou | 71 | 11 | / |
| Kwehara | 71 | 4 | / |
| Gwayira | 71 | 3 | / |
| Kwajira | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kweyeri | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kuayara | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kwoyere | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kweeraj | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kwaweri | 71 | 1 | / |
| Guayera | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kwaerii | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kwijera | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kwayare | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kwaurai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kwairai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kware | 67 | 358 | / |
| Ngwayira | 67 | 13 | / |
| Kwaiorea | 67 | 7 | / |
| Kwaré | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kwaieroi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kwaierio | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kwiyarha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kwiyerhe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kweiraha | 67 | 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
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kwayera
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