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 or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Mawire click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mawire? popularity and diffusion

Mawire is the 76,651st most frequently held family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,140,283 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Mawire are found; 99 percent are found in Southern Africa and 99 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Mawire is also the 657,437th most commonly held first name throughout the world. It is borne by 191 people.

Mawire is most commonly held in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 6,233 people, or 1 in 2,477. In Zimbabwe Mawire is most prevalent in: Harare Province, where 22 percent reside, Manicaland Province, where 19 percent reside and Mashonaland East Province, where 14 percent reside. Other than Zimbabwe Mawire is found in 13 countries. It also occurs in England, where 1 percent reside and South Africa, where 1 percent reside.

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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