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 is more commonly found in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Macwera? popularity and diffusion

It is the 8,968,613th most frequently held surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Macwera live; 75 percent live in Southern Africa and 75 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Macwera is also the 4,967,096th most common first name at a global level. It is borne by 6 people.

The last name Macwera is most frequently occurring in South Africa, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 18,059,235. In South Africa Macwera is mostly found in: Gauteng, where 33 percent reside, Limpopo, where 33 percent reside and North West, where 33 percent reside. Not including South Africa Macwera exists in one country. It also occurs 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
  • 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 Macwera
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