Mwawira Surname

1,104,724th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 221 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Mwawira Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mwawira Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya2161:213,79615,228
Tanzania51:10,588,32375,430

Mwawira (94) may also be a first name.

Mwawira Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mwawira is held by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mwawira? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,104,724th most numerous last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 32,975,321 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwawira reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 100 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Mwawira is also the 980,251st most prevalent first name on earth, borne by 94 people.

The last name Mwawira is most widely held in Kenya, where it is held by 216 people, or 1 in 213,796. In Kenya Mwawira is most frequent in: Kwale County, where 98 percent live and Mombasa County, where 2 percent live. Barring Kenya it is found in one country. It is also common in Tanzania, where 2 percent live.

Mwawira Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Mwawira last name is principally Muslim (67%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mwaswira931/
Mwawera86157/
Mwawire862/
Mwawiro861/
Mbawira861/
Mbawaira801/
Mwavera7122/
Mwevira719/
Mwavura715/
Mwaviro714/
Muabira714/
Mwawere712/
Muewira711/
Mbowira711/
Mbabira711/
Mbawaire6766/
Mwavhera6729/
Mbaweera674/
Muhabira671/
Mbavairra631/
Muhowgaire591/
Mwevura57108/
Muabiri5732/
Mwabere5710/
Mbabiri574/
Muabera574/
Mbawere571/
Mwobera571/
Muavire570/
Mbaibere5312/
Mbahwera534/
Mbavuiro533/
Muhabire531/
Muhaweri531/
Muayhuiri501/

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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 Mwawira
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