Muwira Surname

616,129th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 500 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Muwira Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Muwira Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi2091:81,91010,289
Kenya2041:226,37215,911
Zimbabwe871:177,45121,452

Muwira Last Name Facts

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

The last name Muwira is most common in Malawi. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Muwira? popularity and diffusion

Muwira is the 616,129th most widespread last name internationally, held by around 1 in 14,575,092 people. The last name Muwira is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Muwira live; 59 percent live in Southern Africa and 59 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The surname Muwira is most commonly held in Malawi, where it is held by 209 people, or 1 in 81,910. Besides Malawi it occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 41 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 17 percent reside.

Muwira Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Muhwira9267/
Muwaira9263/
Mauwira922/
Muewira921/
Muwhira921/
Muhwaira8613/
Muswirah862/
Muwairah861/
Mubira83360/
Muwera83197/
Muwiri8338/
Muwura8334/
Muvira8311/
Mubaira771,455/
Muhwera7726/
Muweera7725/
Muwaire7720/
Muwairi776/
Mujwera776/
Mhuwera774/
Muvhira772/
Musvira772/
Mubirau771/
Muhwire771/
Mubirai771/
Muivira771/
Muwerza771/
Muviraj771/
Muvaira771/
Muwoire771/
Muwirit771/
Muswairi7121/
Musvaira7110/
Mubhaira717/
Mubairay716/
Mouveira713/
Mauveira712/
Muibirea711/
Mujweera711/
Muchwire711/
Muswerai711/
Mhubhira711/
Mubiri67332/
Muwero67111/
Mubera6764/
Muweri6742/
Mahuviray6736/
Muvire6726/
Muvura6726/
Mubire6723/
Muvera676/
Mubiro676/
Muviri675/
Muwere674/
Mivura674/
Mivera674/
Mausuiray674/
Muviro673/
Mowera672/
Mubiry671/
Miwera671/
Mowiry671/
Miwura671/

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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 Muwira
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