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
The surname Mgwira is borne by more people in Malawi than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Mgwira? popularity and diffusion
Mgwira is the 523,789th most frequently occurring last name on earth It is held by around 1 in 11,754,106 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mgwira live; 98 percent live in Southern Africa and 98 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Mgwira is also the 3,159,357th most frequently held first name internationally, borne by 13 people.
Mgwira is most widespread in Malawi, where it is held by 575 people, or 1 in 29,772. Beside Malawi this surname 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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