Mkwere Surname

4,206,983rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 22 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Mkwere Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mkwere Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe131:1,187,55768,998
Tanzania51:10,588,32375,430
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567

Mkwere Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Mkwere Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Mkwere is more frequently found in Zimbabwe than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mkwere? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 4,206,983rd most frequently used family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 331,252,087 people. The surname Mkwere is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mkwere are found; 59 percent are found in Southern Africa and 59 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

This last name is most commonly used in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 13 people, or 1 in 1,187,557. In Zimbabwe it is most numerous in: Mashonaland West Province, where 100 percent live. Excluding Zimbabwe this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 23 percent live and Nigeria, where 18 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mkwaere921/
Mkwera831,916/
Mcwere834/
Mkwaire771/
McKwire770/
Mngwuere711/
Mgbere67208/
Mngwer6713/
Mgwera676/
Mgware675/
Mkwiri674/
Mkwari673/
McCwre672/
Mcware672/
McGwre671/
McWear671/
Mkwira671/
McWheyhre670/
McWore670/
Mgwire670/
McWier670/

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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 Mkwere
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