Magwira Surname
Approximately 6,652 people bear this surname
Magwira Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 5,150 | 1:3,324 | 435 |
| Tanzania | 1,076 | 1:49,202 | 5,489 |
| Zimbabwe | 300 | 1:51,461 | 7,829 |
| South Africa | 94 | 1:576,359 | 44,560 |
| Uganda | 17 | 1:2,296,428 | 70,019 |
| Kenya | 4 | 1:11,544,975 | 62,419 |
| Canada | 3 | 1:12,281,864 | 364,614 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Magwira (21) may also be a first name.
Magwira Demographics
Magwira Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Magwira Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Magwira Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Magwira is more frequently found in Malawi than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Magwira? popularity and diffusion
The surname Magwira is the 73,965th most commonly held family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 1,095,542 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Magwira live; 83 percent live in Southern Africa and 83 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,368,944th most widely held given name in the world It is held by 21 people.
This surname is most common in Malawi, where it is carried by 5,150 people, or 1 in 3,324. Barring Malawi this surname is found in 10 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 16 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 5 percent live.
Magwira Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Magwira last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Magwira earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 47.14% less than the national average, earning R 125,616 per year.
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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 Magwira
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