Muwiri Surname

3,185,033rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 38 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Muwiri Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Muwiri Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe251:617,53046,943
Uganda111:3,549,02589,142
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Muwiri Last Name Facts

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

The surname Muwiri occurs in Zimbabwe more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Muwiri? popularity and diffusion

Muwiri is the 3,185,033rd most commonly held family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 191,777,524 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Muwiri are found; 66 percent are found in Southern Africa and 66 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

This surname is most common in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 25 people, or 1 in 617,530. In Zimbabwe Muwiri is mostly found in: Mashonaland West Province, where 36 percent live, Harare Province, where 32 percent live and Mashonaland East Province, where 24 percent live. Aside from Zimbabwe Muwiri exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 29 percent live and Germany, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Muwairi926/
Muwirit921/
Muswairi8621/
Muwira83500/
Mubiri83332/
Muweri8342/
Muviri835/
Mhubiri7773/
Muwaira7763/
Muhweri7728/
Muwaire7720/
Mubairi7710/
Mubhiri774/
Muibiri774/
Mauwira772/
Musweri772/
Muwoire771/
Muhwire771/
Mubirai771/
Muwhira771/
Muvhiri771/
Musvairi7116/
Muhwaira7113/
Muchuiri7110/
Moubairi711/
Muwayrie711/
Muchwire711/
Muwera67197/
Muberi67132/
Miviri6772/
Muvire6726/
Mubire6723/
Muvira6711/
Moweri679/
Muvuri677/
Muwere674/
Muichuiri671/
Miweri671/
Mubiry671/
Muwure671/
Muveri671/
Mowiry671/

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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 Muwiri
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