Mwanjira Surname
Approximately 709 people bear this surname
Mwanjira Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 676 | 1:22,838 | 3,451 |
| Tanzania | 11 | 1:4,812,874 | 55,358 |
| England | 7 | 1:7,959,723 | 202,100 |
| Kenya | 6 | 1:7,696,650 | 52,907 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
Mwanjira Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mwanjira Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mwanjira is found in Zimbabwe more than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Mwanjira.
How Common Is The Last Name Mwanjira? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 472,684th most frequently occurring family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 10,278,626 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Mwanjira reside; 96 percent reside in Southern Africa and 96 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
It is most widespread in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 676 people, or 1 in 22,838. In Zimbabwe Mwanjira is primarily concentrated in: Mashonaland East Province, where 46 percent live, Harare Province, where 28 percent live and Mashonaland Central Province, where 14 percent live. Aside from Zimbabwe Mwanjira exists in 7 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 2 percent live and England, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mwanjirah | 94 | 4 | / |
| Mwahanjira | 89 | 1 | / |
| Mwanjera | 88 | 409 | / |
| Mwangira | 88 | 88 | / |
| Mbanjira | 88 | 4 | / |
| Mwanhira | 88 | 1 | / |
| Mwanjire | 88 | 1 | / |
| Mwaangira | 82 | 30 | / |
| Mwanyiro | 75 | 870 | / |
| Mbangira | 75 | 638 | / |
| Mwenjera | 75 | 99 | / |
| Mwanyera | 75 | 19 | / |
| Mwanjero | 75 | 10 | / |
| Mwonjera | 75 | 7 | / |
| Mbanzira | 75 | 3 | / |
| Mwangera | 75 | 3 | / |
| Mwanyire | 75 | 2 | / |
| Mbanjire | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mwangiro | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mwamzira | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mvangira | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mbanjera | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mwamchira | 71 | 4 | / |
| Mwangiire | 71 | 3 | / |
| Muhangira | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mwasengera | 67 | 2 | / |
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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 Mwanjira
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