Megwara Surname
Approximately 234 people bear this surname
Megwara Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 226 | 1:783,818 | 35,180 |
| England | 8 | 1:6,964,757 | 184,742 |
Megwara Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Megwara Come From? nationality or country of origin
Megwara is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Megwara? popularity and diffusion
The last name Megwara is the 1,064,392nd most common surname internationally, held by around 1 in 31,143,359 people. Megwara is mostly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Megwara reside; 97 percent reside in West Africa and 97 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The surname is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 226 people, or 1 in 783,818. In Nigeria Megwara is most numerous in: Abia, where 27 percent are found, Lagos, where 13 percent are found and Kano, where 12 percent are found. Other than Nigeria this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in England, where 3 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Megwarra | 93 | 1 | / |
| Megwaara | 93 | 1 | / |
| Magwara | 86 | 97 | / |
| Megwera | 86 | 57 | / |
| Megware | 86 | 2 | / |
| Mogwara | 86 | 1 | / |
| Makgwara | 80 | 24 | / |
| Mokgwara | 80 | 8 | / |
| Meghwary | 80 | 5 | / |
| Magwarha | 80 | 1 | / |
| Maghwara | 80 | 1 | / |
| Magwaira | 80 | 1 | / |
| Maagwara | 80 | 1 | / |
| Magqwara | 80 | 1 | / |
| Meghwareh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Magqwarha | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mmakgwara | 75 | 1 | / |
| Makwara | 71 | 4,306 | / |
| Mogwera | 71 | 3,552 | / |
| Magwaro | 71 | 1,174 | / |
| Magwera | 71 | 770 | / |
| Maqwara | 71 | 655 | / |
| Mikwara | 71 | 10 | / |
| Meing'wary | 71 | 9 | / |
| Megworo | 71 | 2 | / |
| Meguari | 71 | 2 | / |
| Magwora | 71 | 2 | / |
| Mekwari | 71 | 2 | / |
| Megbari | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mokwara | 71 | 1 | / |
| Migbara | 71 | 1 | / |
| Moqwara | 71 | 1 | / |
| Makwaira | 67 | 101 | / |
| Maikwara | 67 | 94 | / |
| Maigwari | 67 | 9 | / |
| Maqwarha | 67 | 6 | / |
| Maqueara | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mokgwera | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mhaguara | 67 | 1 | / |
| Meguoura | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mhokwara | 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 Megwara
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