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 occurs in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mgwera? popularity and diffusion
The surname Mgwera is the 7,593,402nd most numerous last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mgwera live; 83 percent live in Southern Africa and 83 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
The last name is most frequent in South Africa, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 10,835,541. In South Africa Mgwera is mostly concentrated in: Gauteng, where 40 percent are found, Eastern Cape, where 20 percent are found and Free State, where 20 percent are found. Barring South Africa Mgwera is found in one country. It is also found in Tanzania, where 17 percent are found.
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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- 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 Mgwera
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