Mgwira Surname
Approximately 620 people bear this surname
Mgwira Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 575 | 1:29,772 | 4,476 |
| Zimbabwe | 35 | 1:441,093 | 38,294 |
| Tanzania | 9 | 1:5,882,401 | 60,754 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
Mgwira (13) may also be a first name.
Mgwira Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mgwira Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mgwira occurs in Malawi more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mgwira? popularity and diffusion
The surname Mgwira is the 523,789th most common family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 11,754,106 people. The surname Mgwira occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mgwira are found; 98 percent are found in Southern Africa and 98 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Mgwira is also the 3,159,357th most widely held first name world-wide It is held by 13 people.
The surname is most commonly occurring in Malawi, where it is carried by 575 people, or 1 in 29,772. Besides Malawi Mgwira occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 6 percent are found and Tanzania, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mghwira | 92 | 383 | / |
| Mngwira | 92 | 12 | / |
| M'Gwira | 92 | 4 | / |
| Mgwhira | 92 | 1 | / |
| Mgwiro | 83 | 88 | / |
| Mgwiri | 83 | 8 | / |
| Mgwera | 83 | 6 | / |
| Mgbira | 83 | 6 | / |
| Mkwira | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mgwire | 83 | 0 | / |
| Mkwaira | 77 | 743 | / |
| McGwire | 77 | 99 | / |
| Mgcwera | 77 | 10 | / |
| McGuira | 77 | 3 | / |
| Mcqwira | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mgqwera | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mngwiro | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mgwuire | 77 | 0 | / |
| Mccgwire | 71 | 25 | / |
| Mengwera | 71 | 2 | / |
| M'Ngwiro | 71 | 1 | / |
| M'Kwaira | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mingwiri | 71 | 1 | / |
| McGwuire | 71 | 1 | / |
| McGuirea | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mkwera | 67 | 1,916 | / |
| Mgbiri | 67 | 37 | / |
| Mguire | 67 | 34 | / |
| Mgbera | 67 | 5 | / |
| Mkwiri | 67 | 4 | / |
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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 Mgwira
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