Mwera Surname
Approximately 7,033 people bear this surname
Mwera Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 3,766 | 1:14,058 | 1,833 |
| Malawi | 1,673 | 1:10,233 | 1,583 |
| Kenya | 1,330 | 1:34,722 | 3,758 |
| DR Congo | 123 | 1:600,647 | 45,387 |
| Uganda | 73 | 1:534,785 | 29,774 |
| Zimbabwe | 55 | 1:280,695 | 28,958 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
Mwera (692) may also be a first name.
Mwera Demographics
Mwera Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Mwera Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mwera Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mwera is most common in Tanzania. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Mwera.
How Common Is The Last Name Mwera? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 70,302nd most frequently occurring surname globally It is held by around 1 in 1,036,193 people. Mwera occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwera are found; 74 percent are found in East Africa and 59 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 314,325th most widespread first name world-wide, held by 692 people.
This surname is most widely held in Tanzania, where it is borne by 3,766 people, or 1 in 14,058. In Tanzania it is most frequent in: Ruvuma Region, where 26 percent reside, Mara Region, where 24 percent reside and Dar es Salaam Region, where 21 percent reside. Beside Tanzania Mwera exists in 14 countries. It is also common in Malawi, where 24 percent reside and Kenya, where 19 percent reside.
Mwera Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Mwera last name is predominantly Christian (97%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mwaera | 91 | 94 | / |
| Mweera | 91 | 6 | / |
| Mwerea | 91 | 4 | / |
| Mwerah | 91 | 1 | / |
| Mweura | 91 | 1 | / |
| Mwero | 80 | 9,306 | / |
| Mbera | 80 | 3,762 | / |
| Mweri | 80 | 3,093 | / |
| Mwira | 80 | 1,656 | / |
| Mwara | 80 | 952 | / |
| Mvera | 80 | 547 | / |
| Mwere | 80 | 344 | / |
| Muera | 80 | 22 | / |
| Mwery | 80 | 9 | / |
| Mwora | 80 | 9 | / |
| Mwaeraha | 77 | 12 | / |
| Mueras | 73 | 615 | / |
| Muerza | 73 | 361 | / |
| Mbeera | 73 | 270 | / |
| Mwaira | 73 | 137 | / |
| Mverga | 73 | 119 | / |
| Mwaero | 73 | 31 | / |
| Mweuro | 73 | 17 | / |
| Mweiro | 73 | 11 | / |
| Mbhera | 73 | 7 | / |
| Muerau | 73 | 7 | / |
| Mwarai | 73 | 5 | / |
| Mworah | 73 | 4 | / |
| Muerat | 73 | 4 | / |
| Mwirha | 73 | 4 | / |
| Mweere | 73 | 3 | / |
| Mberha | 73 | 3 | / |
| Mberra | 73 | 2 | / |
| Mweeri | 73 | 2 | / |
| Mwarha | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mhwara | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mveera | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mwarea | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mwirah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mueray | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mwahra | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mueroa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mwerri | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mwerez | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mouera | 73 | 1 | / |
| Muerad | 73 | 1 | / |
| Muerga | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mmwara | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mwetre | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mweroh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mbeara | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mbeira | 73 | 1 | / |
| M'Wira | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mwahara | 67 | 523 | / |
| Mwaraha | 67 | 121 | / |
| Muheira | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwehere | 67 | 1 | / |
| Muherha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mouhera | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbehera | 67 | 1 | / |
| M'Beira | 67 | 1 | / |
| Muherai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Muherat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwharaj | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Mwera
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