Kwira Surname
Approximately 164 people bear this surname
Kwira Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 76 | 1:203,135 | 23,436 |
| DR Congo | 55 | 1:1,343,265 | 79,223 |
| Papua New Guinea | 13 | 1:627,209 | 74,307 |
| Uganda | 13 | 1:3,003,021 | 81,551 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 1:44,083,065 | 698,220 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
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
The last name Kwira occurs more in Zimbabwe more than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kwira? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,353,468th most commonly used surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 44,436,256 people. Kwira is mostly found in Africa, where 90 percent of Kwira reside; 47 percent reside in Southern Africa and 47 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,786,762nd most commonly held forename throughout the world, held by 16 people.
The last name is most commonly used in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 76 people, or 1 in 203,135. In Zimbabwe it is most frequent in: Masvingo Province, where 80 percent live, Mashonaland East Province, where 16 percent live and Bulawayo Province, where 1 percent live. Besides Zimbabwe this last name exists in 7 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 34 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 8 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kwaira | 91 | 46 | / |
| Khwira | 91 | 3 | / |
| Kwirap | 91 | 1 | / |
| Nkwaira | 83 | 32 | / |
| Kwairai | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kwiri | 80 | 1,247 | / |
| Kuira | 80 | 646 | / |
| Gwira | 80 | 613 | / |
| Kwera | 80 | 335 | / |
| Kwiro | 80 | 42 | / |
| Kwura | 80 | 10 | / |
| Kwire | 80 | 6 | / |
| Cwira | 80 | 3 | / |
| Kweiraha | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kwaire | 73 | 1,448 | / |
| Kuiray | 73 | 1,101 | / |
| Gwaira | 73 | 159 | / |
| Kwirit | 73 | 159 | / |
| Kweera | 73 | 138 | / |
| Kwairi | 73 | 118 | / |
| Khwera | 73 | 106 | / |
| Kweiry | 73 | 91 | / |
| Kwairo | 73 | 64 | / |
| Gwirai | 73 | 52 | / |
| Kweiri | 73 | 40 | / |
| Kweiro | 73 | 15 | / |
| Gqwira | 73 | 15 | / |
| Nkwiri | 73 | 12 | / |
| Kwoire | 73 | 6 | / |
| Gwoira | 73 | 4 | / |
| Cwirat | 73 | 4 | / |
| Qweira | 73 | 4 | / |
| Kweire | 73 | 3 | / |
| Kuirra | 73 | 3 | / |
| Kuirai | 73 | 3 | / |
| Kuirau | 73 | 2 | / |
| Cwiora | 73 | 2 | / |
| Kquira | 73 | 2 | / |
| Kwirii | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kwirio | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kwirou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kwoiri | 73 | 1 | / |
| Cwiera | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kwiery | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kweura | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kwairy | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ngwirah | 67 | 107 | / |
| Kwaaire | 67 | 22 | / |
| K'Weiry | 67 | 13 | / |
| Kouhira | 67 | 12 | / |
| Ngwaira | 67 | 10 | / |
| Kwehera | 67 | 9 | / |
| K'Weiri | 67 | 9 | / |
| Kwairou | 67 | 6 | / |
| Gqwirha | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kwairit | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kuiraya | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kweroha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kweeraj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kweerat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kweiriy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kwairry | 67 | 1 | / |
| K'Wairi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kwairoi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kuirach | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kwaitro | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngwiraa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kwirich | 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
- 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 Kwira
- 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