Mgwera Surname
Approximately 6 people bear this surname
Mgwera Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 5 | 1:10,835,541 | 204,227 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Mgwera Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mgwera Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mgwera is found most frequently in South Africa. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Mgwera click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mgwera? popularity and diffusion
The last name Mgwera is the 7,593,402nd most widespread last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The last name Mgwera occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mgwera live; 83 percent live in Southern Africa and 83 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
Mgwera is most common in South Africa, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 10,835,541. In South Africa it is mostly concentrated in: Gauteng, where 40 percent live, Eastern Cape, where 20 percent live and Free State, where 20 percent live. Excluding South Africa it exists in one country. It is also common in Tanzania, where 17 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mgcwera | 92 | 10 | / |
| Mgqwera | 92 | 1 | / |
| Mengwera | 86 | 2 | / |
| Mkwera | 83 | 1,916 | / |
| Mgwira | 83 | 620 | / |
| Mgbera | 83 | 5 | / |
| Mgwara | 83 | 5 | / |
| Mghwira | 77 | 383 | / |
| Mngwira | 77 | 12 | / |
| Mncwera | 77 | 8 | / |
| Mguerra | 77 | 5 | / |
| M'Gwira | 77 | 4 | / |
| Mcwerha | 77 | 2 | / |
| Mcwerah | 77 | 2 | / |
| Mgberea | 77 | 2 | / |
| Mgwhira | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mgberha | 77 | 1 | / |
| McGuera | 77 | 0 | / |
| Mngwuere | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mgbere | 67 | 208 | / |
| Mgwiro | 67 | 88 | / |
| Mkwara | 67 | 30 | / |
| Mkwere | 67 | 22 | / |
| Mgberi | 67 | 12 | / |
| Mgwiri | 67 | 8 | / |
| Mgbira | 67 | 6 | / |
| Mcwere | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mgworo | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mgueri | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mcwara | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mqwara | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mkwira | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mgwire | 67 | 0 | / |
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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
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- 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 Mgwera
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