Mbwiri Surname
Approximately 491 people bear this surname
Mbwiri Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 288 | 1:59,441 | 8,056 |
| Kenya | 160 | 1:288,624 | 18,622 |
| Zimbabwe | 36 | 1:428,840 | 37,622 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
Mbwiri Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mbwiri Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mbwiri is most common in Malawi. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mbwiri? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 624,505th most widespread surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 14,842,252 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Mbwiri are found; 66 percent are found in Southern Africa and 66 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
This last name is most prevalent in Malawi, where it is held by 288 people, or 1 in 59,441. Excluding Malawi Mbwiri occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 33 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 7 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mbwira | 83 | 408 | / |
| Mbwire | 83 | 178 | / |
| Mbweri | 83 | 56 | / |
| Mpwiri | 83 | 2 | / |
| Mbwoira | 77 | 46 | / |
| Mbweira | 77 | 4 | / |
| Mbwoire | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mbwaira | 77 | 1 | / |
| M'Bwira | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mbwera | 67 | 1,186 | / |
| Mbwere | 67 | 242 | / |
| Mpwire | 67 | 52 | / |
| Mbvira | 67 | 27 | / |
| Nbwire | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mpweire | 62 | 14 | / |
| M'Bwera | 62 | 9 | / |
| Mmbwera | 62 | 9 | / |
| Mbuhira | 62 | 1 | / |
| M'Boueri | 57 | 36 | / |
| Mbuhaire | 57 | 1 | / |
| Mbwehera | 57 | 1 | / |
| Mbuere | 50 | 59 | / |
| Mpwera | 50 | 49 | / |
| Mpuire | 50 | 10 | / |
| Mbvere | 50 | 6 | / |
| Mpwere | 50 | 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 Mbwiri
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