Makwira Surname
Approximately 144 people bear this surname
Makwira Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 114 | 1:135,423 | 17,730 |
| DR Congo | 27 | 1:2,736,280 | 122,818 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Makwira (12) may also be a first name.
Makwira Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Makwira Come From? nationality or country of origin
Makwira is most common in Zimbabwe. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Makwira.
How Common Is The Last Name Makwira? popularity and diffusion
The surname Makwira is the 1,471,719th most frequently occurring family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 50,607,958 people. The surname Makwira is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Makwira reside; 79 percent reside in Southern Africa and 79 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Makwira is also the 3,306,491st most prevalent first name world-wide It is held by 12 people.
The surname Makwira is most commonly held in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 114 people, or 1 in 135,423. In Zimbabwe Makwira is most common in: Midlands Province, where 36 percent live, Mashonaland West Province, where 23 percent live and Manicaland Province, where 15 percent live. Besides Zimbabwe this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 19 percent live and Kenya, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Makwaira | 93 | 101 | / |
| Makhwira | 93 | 9 | / |
| Magwira | 86 | 6,652 | / |
| Makwera | 86 | 1,028 | / |
| Makwiro | 86 | 69 | / |
| Makwire | 86 | 45 | / |
| Makwiri | 86 | 35 | / |
| Makuira | 86 | 8 | / |
| Mekwira | 86 | 1 | / |
| Magqwira | 80 | 54 | / |
| Mangwira | 80 | 29 | / |
| Makweura | 80 | 11 | / |
| Makwaire | 80 | 2 | / |
| Makweera | 80 | 1 | / |
| Magwaira | 80 | 1 | / |
| Maagwira | 80 | 1 | / |
| Magqwirha | 75 | 3 | / |
| Maikwaire | 75 | 1 | / |
| Magwera | 71 | 770 | / |
| Magwiro | 71 | 396 | / |
| Makwere | 71 | 390 | / |
| Magwire | 71 | 186 | / |
| Maguira | 71 | 111 | / |
| Makwero | 71 | 107 | / |
| Magwiri | 71 | 62 | / |
| Macwiri | 71 | 54 | / |
| Maquira | 71 | 38 | / |
| Makweri | 71 | 34 | / |
| Magvira | 71 | 31 | / |
| Mokwera | 71 | 5 | / |
| Makuire | 71 | 4 | / |
| Macwera | 71 | 4 | / |
| Mekuira | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mekwura | 71 | 1 | / |
| Maqueira | 67 | 1,849 | / |
| Magbiray | 67 | 677 | / |
| Maquiras | 67 | 42 | / |
| Maquiera | 67 | 31 | / |
| Makgwere | 67 | 26 | / |
| Magueira | 67 | 18 | / |
| Mangwera | 67 | 10 | / |
| Maqvirah | 67 | 8 | / |
| Maghvira | 67 | 3 | / |
| Maiguera | 67 | 2 | / |
| Manquira | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mokwairo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Macwerha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Maikwere | 67 | 1 | / |
| Magguira | 67 | 1 | / |
| Maguirai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Maquiraz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Makuirei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mokgwera | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Makwira
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