Mwera Surname

70,302nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,033 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Malawi

Mwera Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mwera Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania3,7661:14,0581,833
Malawi1,6731:10,2331,583
Kenya1,3301:34,7223,758
DR Congo1231:600,64745,387
Uganda731:534,78529,774
Zimbabwe551:280,69528,958
England31:18,572,686338,250
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Wales11:3,094,53244,023

Mwera (692) may also be a first name.

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mwaera9194/
Mweera916/
Mwerea914/
Mwerah911/
Mweura911/
Mwero809,306/
Mbera803,762/
Mweri803,093/
Mwira801,656/
Mwara80952/
Mvera80547/
Mwere80344/
Muera8022/
Mwery809/
Mwora809/
Mwaeraha7712/
Mueras73615/
Muerza73361/
Mbeera73270/
Mwaira73137/
Mverga73119/
Mwaero7331/
Mweuro7317/
Mweiro7311/
Mbhera737/
Muerau737/
Mwarai735/
Mworah734/
Muerat734/
Mwirha734/
Mweere733/
Mberha733/
Mberra732/
Mweeri732/
Mwarha731/
Mhwara731/
Mveera731/
Mwarea731/
Mwirah731/
Mueray731/
Mwahra731/
Mueroa731/
Mwerri731/
Mwerez731/
Mouera731/
Muerad731/
Muerga731/
Mmwara731/
Mwetre731/
Mweroh731/
Mbeara731/
Mbeira731/
M'Wira731/
Mwahara67523/
Mwaraha67121/
Muheira671/
Mwehere671/
Muherha671/
Mouhera671/
Mbehera671/
M'Beira671/
Muherai671/
Muherat671/
Mwharaj671/

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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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