Kwera Surname

827,165th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 335 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Kwera Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kwera Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi1051:163,03916,499
Uganda821:476,08927,837
Zimbabwe691:223,74325,019
Thailand511:1,385,066192,885
Kenya81:5,772,48850,256
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019
Tanzania51:10,588,32375,430
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
England11:55,718,059489,080
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Kwera (34) may also be a first name.

Kwera Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Kwera Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Kwera is found in Malawi more than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kwera? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 827,165th most widespread family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 21,753,868 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 81 percent of Kwera live; 52 percent live in Southern Africa and 52 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,775,424th most commonly used given name world-wide, borne by 34 people.

This surname is most frequently held in Malawi, where it is carried by 105 people, or 1 in 163,039. Aside from Malawi this surname exists in 11 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 24 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 21 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kweera91138/
Kwaera91117/
Khwera91106/
Kweura911/
Kwehera839/
Kweerat831/
Kweeraj831/
Kweroha831/
Kwara802,399/
Gwera80625/
Kweri80448/
Kuera80447/
Kwere80273/
Cwera80199/
Kwira80164/
Kwero8030/
Kwora8012/
Kwery802/
Qwera801/
Khweraha773/
Kweiraha771/
Kwarai73109/
Kwarah73107/
Kweiry7391/
Kwarau7371/
Gweera7359/
Kwaira7346/
Kweiri7340/
Kwarra7329/
Kweiro7315/
Kwaray7311/
Kweeri7310/
Cwerha737/
Kworau735/
Kwerie735/
Kuerat735/
Nkweri734/
Qweira734/
Ncwera734/
Nqwera734/
Khwira733/
Kweire733/
Gcwera732/
Kwered732/
Ghwera731/
Kweres731/
Kweret731/
Kwiery731/
Cwiera731/
Kwaara731/
Kuerau731/
Cwerah731/
Kgweri731/
Kwereh731/
Kwirap731/
Gwerah731/
Kwetre731/
Nkwaira6732/
Kgwarai6725/
K'Weiry6713/
K'Weiri679/
Nkwereh673/
Kwahara672/
Nkweere671/
Ncweera671/
Kouetra671/
Kwairai671/
Ngkwery671/
Kuehrat671/
Kweiriy671/
Ngcwera671/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kwera
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