Mwikira Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mwikira Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mwikira Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania51:10,588,32375,430
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114

Mwikira Last Name Facts

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

Mwikira occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mwikira? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 7,117,718th most numerous family name internationally, held by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwikira are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 100 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

The surname Mwikira is most commonly occurring in Tanzania, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 10,588,323. In Tanzania Mwikira is primarily concentrated in: Kagera Region, where 80 percent are found and Dar es Salaam Region, where 20 percent are found. Barring Tanzania it occurs in one country. It also occurs in Uganda, where 29 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Muikira866/
Mwicira864/
Mwikairi801/
M'Mwikiro751/
Mwekera71314/
Mbikire7110/
Muikiri711/
Mbikiri711/
Mwicuiri6763/
Muhikire673/
Muhikura671/
Muhekira671/
Muekura577/
Mbekera572/
Muikero571/
Mbekire571/
Muhekera531/

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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
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  • 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 Mwikira
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