Mwayira Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Mwayira Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mwayira Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe111:1,403,47676,064
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144

Mwayira Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mwayira occurs most in Zimbabwe. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mwayira? popularity and diffusion

The surname Mwayira is the 5,587,209th most frequent last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 607,295,493 people. The surname Mwayira occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwayira reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

This surname is most frequently held in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 11 people, or 1 in 1,403,476. In Zimbabwe Mwayira is most prevalent in: Mashonaland Central Province, where 91 percent are found and Mashonaland West Province, where 9 percent are found. Other than Zimbabwe it occurs in one country. It is also found in Malawi, where 8 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mwaira92137/
Mwayera86318/
Mwajira86128/
Mbayira8619/
Mwayura861/
Mwajirah801/
Mwayerah801/
Mwaura7778,260/
Mbaira77199/
Mwairo773/
Mbayra772/
Muayra772/
Mwarea771/
Mwahajira751/
Mwawera71157/
Mwajora7195/
Mwajiri7164/
Mboyira7127/
Mwaurah7115/
Mbayire7114/
Mbajira717/
Mbayara716/
Mbayera715/
Mwayeri714/
Muayara714/
Mwahura713/
Mwayari712/
Mbayiri712/
Mbuyira712/
Mbayora711/
Mwehara711/
Mwoyire711/
M'Baira711/
Mwauraa711/
M'Bayra711/
Mbaiira711/
Muayrat711/
Muajira711/
Mwayero711/
Mwuyiri711/
Mware67690/
Mwire6790/
Muhajira6767/
Mwaeraha6712/
M'Bayara672/
Muhayire671/
Mbahaira671/
Muhaiyra671/

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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 Mwayira
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