Mugwira Surname

292,829th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,305 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Mugwira Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mugwira Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe1,2581:12,2721,631
Uganda131:3,003,02181,551
England81:6,964,757184,742
Kenya61:7,696,65052,907
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Botswana41:546,73222,624
Tanzania31:17,647,204107,932
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

Mugwira (35) may also be a first name.

Mugwira Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mugwira has its highest incidence in Zimbabwe. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mugwira? popularity and diffusion

It is the 292,829th most commonly held surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 5,584,326 people. The surname Mugwira is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Mugwira reside; 97 percent reside in Southern Africa and 97 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,744,716th most numerous first name at a global level It is held by 35 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 1,258 people, or 1 in 12,272. In Zimbabwe Mugwira is primarily concentrated in: Midlands Province, where 44 percent live, Masvingo Province, where 22 percent live and Mashonaland West Province, where 13 percent live. Barring Zimbabwe this last name exists in 9 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 1 percent live and England, where 1 percent live.

Mugwira Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Mugwira earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 47.1% less than the national average, earning $22,825 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mughwira93188/
Mugwirai931/
Mugwirah931/
Muguira86232/
Mugwera86180/
Mugwiri8697/
Mukwira8640/
Mugwire8617/
Mugvira868/
Mugwiro861/
Mukwaira801,021/
Mungwiro8039/
Mungwiri803/
Mugweera802/
Mugwaire801/
Mungwire801/
Mughwera801/
Munghwera752/
Meugueira751/
Mougueira751/
Mugweri715,299/
Mogwera713,552/
Mugwere71384/
Muguiro71378/
Mukwiri71116/
Mogvira7124/
Mukwera7116/
Muguire7114/
Mugwero715/
Mukwiro715/
Mukwire714/
Mikuira712/
Mogwiri712/
Muguera712/
Moungwiroj711/
Mucwire711/
Mouguiri6719/
Mugweeri6718/
Muguerra673/
Mauguire672/
Mugweere672/
Muugweri671/
Mokgwera671/
Mukuhira671/
Muguhiri671/
Mukwaire671/
Muskwera671/

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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 Mugwira
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