Magweru Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Magweru Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Magweru Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Magweru Last Name Facts

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

The last name Magweru occurs in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Magweru? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 10,311,814th most prevalent last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Magweru reside; 67 percent reside in Southern Africa and 67 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

Magweru is most widespread in Kenya, where it is borne by 1 people, or 1 in 46,179,900. In Kenya it is most prevalent in: Kirinyaga County, where 100 percent reside. Barring Kenya this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 33 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 33 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mangweru932/
Makweru866/
Magwaru861/
Magwiru861/
Mogweru861/
Maguerou8012/
Magwiruu809/
Mankweru801/
Magwarhu801/
Maiguerou756/
Makwaru71105/
Mogberu711/
Moguerou67159/
Maguirou6711/
Mouguerou631/

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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 Magweru
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