Macwera Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Macwera Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Macwera Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Macwera (6) may also be a first name.

Macwera Last Name Facts

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

The last name Macwera occurs in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Macwera? popularity and diffusion

The surname Macwera is the 8,968,613th most numerous family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The surname Macwera is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Macwera are found; 75 percent are found in Southern Africa and 75 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 4,967,096th most commonly occurring first name in the world, held by 6 people.

This surname is most common in South Africa, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 18,059,235. In South Africa Macwera is most prevalent in: Gauteng, where 33 percent reside, Limpopo, where 33 percent reside and North West, where 33 percent reside. Beside South Africa this surname exists in one country. It is also found in Uganda, where 25 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Macwerha931/
Mcwera92248/
Makwera861,028/
Magwera86770/
Macwere862/
MacUera861/
Makweura8011/
Mangwera8010/
Macswira804/
Makweera801/
Matswera801/
Macveira801/
MacQueira753/
Mangwerha751/
Mang'wera751/
MacWherry751/
Maquera7113,999/
Magwira716,652/
Mogwera713,552/
Mazuera713,216/
Magwere711,076/
Makwere71390/
Magwero71386/
Makwira71144/
Makwero71107/
Macwiri7154/
Makweri7134/
Maguera7115/
Magweri719/
Mokwera715/
Magvera714/
Magwery714/
Mazwere711/
Macuere711/
Mocwere711/
Moqwera711/
Maqueira671,849/
Maqquera67237/
Maguerra67147/
Manquera67112/
Makwaira67101/
Magqwira6754/
Maquiera6731/
Mangwira6729/
Makgwere6726/
Masquera6723/
Maqueyra6718/
Magueira6718/
Makhwira679/
Matswere675/
Maghwery675/
Maqueras673/
Maqueara672/
Mangwero672/
Macquere672/
Maiguera672/
Matswero671/
Matsvera671/
Magwaira671/
MacQuery671/
Maikwere671/
Macueyro671/
Maagwira671/
Maqueera671/
Moscuera671/
Mokgwera671/
Mochwere671/
MacVerry670/

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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 Macwera
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