Mahwira Surname

1,537,949th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 135 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Mahwira Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mahwira Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe1341:115,21115,687
England11:55,718,059489,080

Mahwira (21) may also be a first name.

Mahwira Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mahwira is borne by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mahwira? popularity and diffusion

Mahwira is the 1,537,949th most commonly held last name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 53,981,822 people. The surname Mahwira occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Mahwira live; 99 percent live in Southern Africa and 99 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Mahwira is also the 2,368,944th most frequently occurring first name throughout the world It is held by 21 people.

It is most frequently held in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 134 people, or 1 in 115,211. In Zimbabwe it is most prevalent in: Harare Province, where 25 percent reside, Midlands Province, where 22 percent reside and Mashonaland West Province, where 16 percent reside. Besides Zimbabwe this last name exists in one country. It is also found in England, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mahawira93215/
Mawira9211,272/
Mawirat86375/
Mahwera86310/
Mabhira864/
Mauwira862/
Mgawira861/
Maiwira861/
Mohwira861/
Mavhira861/
Mahavira80227/
Mahawiro80118/
Mabhaira8024/
Mahawera804/
Mahweera803/
Mgawirha802/
Mabira771,134/
Mawera77744/
Mavira77107/
Mawura7774/
Mawiro773/
Mathuiray7563/
Mahawirot7545/
Mahuviray7536/
Mahaweera753/
Mavhera71564/
Mhowera71130/
Maviray71122/
Mabhera7180/
Mabaira7170/
Mawerat7141/
Maivera7132/
Mahwero7117/
Maweera7110/
Maibira7110/
Mawirot719/
Maivira716/
Maviera712/
Maevira711/
Mobaira711/
Mavirah711/
Maibera711/
Mabirah711/
Maveira711/
Mavaira711/
Mawairo711/
Masuiray6759/
Masuitra678/
Mahviroh675/
Mavhurah673/
Mauveira672/
Mahavera672/
Mobairay671/
Maiswera671/
Massuira671/
Movairas671/
Mabirrah671/
Maaswera671/
Masvaira671/
Mahaviro671/
Mahawero671/

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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 Mahwira
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