Mwigira Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Senegal
Highest density in:
Senegal

Mwigira Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mwigira Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Senegal21:7,289,6718,117
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Mwigira Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mwigira is held by more people in Senegal than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mwigira? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 10,311,814th most common last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The surname Mwigira occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwigira live; 67 percent live in West Africa and 67 percent live in Senegambia Africa.

The last name Mwigira is most widely held in Senegal, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 7,289,671. Not including Senegal this last name exists in one country. It is also common in Tanzania, where 33 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mwigura8682/
Mbigira8615/
Mwicira864/
Mwegira861/
Mvingira8086/
Mwisera7148/
Mbigire7121/
Mbigiri7111/
Mwizera714/
Mwegire712/
Mbizira711/
Mbegira711/
Mwigeri711/
Muhigiri67152/
Mwegairo6794/
Muhijira674/
Mweigero674/
Mbichira671/
Mwizeera671/
Mveiguiri632/
M'Beighire5918/
Mbeighirou591/
Mwegero57180/
Mbegera5757/
Mwizero5720/
Mbegire5715/
Mwejera571/
Mwezera571/
Mwesera571/
Mbigeri571/
M'Beighirou561/
Mbeegire534/
Mwaisero531/
Mweseera531/
Muisiero530/
Mveiguere501/

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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 Mwigira
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