Mawire Surname

76,651st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,391 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Mawire Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mawire Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe6,2331:2,477163
England451:1,238,17956,985
South Africa391:1,389,17274,222
Botswana221:99,40615,343
United States201:18,122,947588,089
Netherlands91:1,876,35385,467
Iceland61:63,3484,218
Namibia61:401,56710,578
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Lesotho21:1,016,27921,693
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002

Mawire (191) may also be a first name.

Mawire Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mawire occurs in Zimbabwe more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Mawire.

How Common Is The Last Name Mawire? popularity and diffusion

It is the 76,651st most frequently occurring family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 1,140,283 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Mawire live; 99 percent live in Southern Africa and 99 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 657,437th most common first name internationally, borne by 191 people.

The last name Mawire is most prevalent in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 6,233 people, or 1 in 2,477. In Zimbabwe it is most common in: Harare Province, where 22 percent live, Manicaland Province, where 19 percent live and Mashonaland East Province, where 14 percent live. Besides Zimbabwe this surname exists in 13 countries. It also occurs in England, where 1 percent live and South Africa, where 1 percent live.

Mawire Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Mawire earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 72.85% less than the national average, earning R 64,512 per year and in United States they earn 46.62% less than the national average, earning $23,031 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mahwire92359/
Maywire922/
Maweire921/
Mawhire921/
Mawir9197/
Mawre913/
Maswaire8611/
Mawijere866/
Mawayire862/
Mahwaire861/
Mahwhire861/
Mawhaire861/
Mawira8311,272/
Mawere838,457/
Mabire832,510/
Maware83930/
Mawhir8381/
Mavire8364/
Mawure8344/
Mawiri8315/
Mahwir834/
Mawier832/
Mawyre831/
Maywre831/
Machwaire8093/
Mawhirrey800/
Mabaire77457/
Maibere77268/
Maiware77102/
Mavaire7782/
Mawhirt7766/
Maboire7746/
Mawirih7728/
Majwere7723/
Mavhire7720/
Mahwere7713/
Mowaire775/
Mabuire772/
Mauwira772/
Mawarea772/
Mawerre772/
Mayuire772/
Mahuire772/
Majware771/
Mahware771/
Maweret771/
Mawhare771/
Mawyere771/
Maswwir771/
Mawerei771/
Mahawir771/
Masuire771/
Maswair771/
Mauuire771/
Maweree771/
Mawerer771/
Maiwere771/
Maiwira771/
Mawered771/
Maibire771/
Majuire770/
Mawhirr770/
Mawer733,146/
Mavir73322/
Mabir7390/
Mowre7316/
Mowir733/
Mayhuire711,304/
Maihuire71233/
Mavhaire71229/
Mauviere7188/
Masvaire7167/
Mabayire7153/
Mawayira7129/
Maiwirth7113/
Maywirth717/
Mabhaire713/
Maiwaare713/
Maehuire712/
Maihuere712/
Mahavire711/
Mahwairi711/
Mavayire711/
Maviredd711/
Maviyere711/
Mabiyere711/
Mabowere711/
Machuire711/
Machwirt711/
Maiouere711/
Maiwoure711/
Maiwyore711/
Maibirre711/
Maiboure711/
Magiuire710/
Mavare671,578/
Mavere671,211/
Mabere67850/
Mawera67744/
Mabiri67415/
Maviri67369/
Mavier67196/
Machwirth67195/
Mavure67161/
Mawuri67121/
Mavira67107/
Moware67103/
Maybir6756/
Maiber6743/
Meabir6740/
Maweri6734/
Mabyre6722/
Movare6718/
Mowere6717/
Mawery6716/
Masuir6714/
Mauwer6713/
Mahvir6710/
Maiver678/
Mayuir674/
Mhabir674/
Maboir674/
Mauvir673/
Masvayire672/
Mowier672/
Maywer672/
Majwer672/
Maweer672/
Majuir672/
Mgawer672/
Mobire672/
Mavior671/
Mhavir671/
Moowre671/
Mowiry671/
Mahwer671/
Masvir671/
Mawuer671/
Mabuir671/
Maibiyere671/
Mewere671/
Mawger670/
Mawher670/
Meawer670/
Mawury670/
Mawhyr670/

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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 Mawire
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