Kwira Surname

1,353,468th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 164 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Kwira Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kwira Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe761:203,13523,436
DR Congo551:1,343,26579,223
Papua New Guinea131:627,20974,307
Uganda131:3,003,02181,551
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Kwira (16) may also be a first name.

Kwira Last Name Facts

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

Kwira is found in Zimbabwe more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kwira? popularity and diffusion

Kwira is the 1,353,468th most commonly held family name in the world, held by around 1 in 44,436,256 people. The surname Kwira occurs predominantly in Africa, where 90 percent of Kwira are found; 47 percent are found in Southern Africa and 47 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,786,762nd most frequently occurring first name internationally. It is borne by 16 people.

The last name Kwira is most frequently held in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 76 people, or 1 in 203,135. In Zimbabwe it is most prevalent in: Masvingo Province, where 80 percent are found, Mashonaland East Province, where 16 percent are found and Bulawayo Province, where 1 percent are found. Aside from Zimbabwe this last name occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 34 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 8 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kwaira9146/
Khwira913/
Kwirap911/
Nkwaira8332/
Kwairai831/
Kwiri801,247/
Kuira80646/
Gwira80613/
Kwera80335/
Kwiro8042/
Kwura8010/
Kwire806/
Cwira803/
Kweiraha771/
Kwaire731,448/
Kuiray731,101/
Gwaira73159/
Kwirit73159/
Kweera73138/
Kwairi73118/
Khwera73106/
Kweiry7391/
Kwairo7364/
Gwirai7352/
Kweiri7340/
Kweiro7315/
Gqwira7315/
Nkwiri7312/
Kwoire736/
Gwoira734/
Cwirat734/
Qweira734/
Kweire733/
Kuirra733/
Kuirai733/
Kuirau732/
Cwiora732/
Kquira732/
Kwirii731/
Kwirio731/
Kwirou731/
Kwoiri731/
Cwiera731/
Kwiery731/
Kweura731/
Kwairy731/
Ngwirah67107/
Kwaaire6722/
K'Weiry6713/
Kouhira6712/
Ngwaira6710/
Kwehera679/
K'Weiri679/
Kwairou676/
Gqwirha674/
Kwairit674/
Kuiraya673/
Kweroha671/
Kweeraj671/
Kweerat671/
Kweiriy671/
Kwairry671/
K'Wairi671/
Kwairoi671/
Kuirach671/
Kwaitro671/
Ngwiraa671/
Kwirich671/

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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
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  • 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 Kwira
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