Mwira Surname

241,315th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,656 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Namibia

Mwira Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mwira Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo4721:156,52516,251
Malawi4711:36,3465,352
Tanzania4321:122,55011,614
Namibia1381:17,4593,073
Kenya891:518,87525,986
Zimbabwe411:376,54234,729
Uganda81:4,879,910106,546
Congo21:2,494,54828,763
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Mwira (242) may also be a first name.

Mwira Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mwira is borne by more people in The DR Congo than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Mwira.

How Common Is The Last Name Mwira? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 241,315th most commonly held last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 4,400,692 people. Mwira occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwira live; 39 percent live in Southern Africa and 39 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 574,510th most commonly occurring first name throughout the world. It is borne by 242 people.

The last name Mwira is most frequently used in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 472 people, or 1 in 156,525. Without taking into account The DR Congo this surname exists in 10 countries. It is also common in Malawi, where 28 percent reside and Tanzania, where 26 percent reside.

Mwira Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Mwira last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mwaira91137/
Mwirha914/
M'Wira911/
Mwirah911/
Mwera807,033/
Mbira803,072/
Mwiri80360/
Muira80328/
Mwiry80118/
Mwiro8099/
Mwire8090/
Mvira8018/
Mwura801/
Mboira73472/
Mbaira73199/
Mwirio7389/
Muiras7335/
Mwiryo7332/
Mbirha7331/
Muiray7322/
Mbirai7315/
Mweiro7311/
Mweera736/
Muirad735/
Mmwiri735/
Mwirie734/
Muisra734/
Mwerea734/
Mwairo733/
Mmwiry732/
Mwirho731/
Muitra731/
Mbiray731/
Mbeira731/
Muirza731/
Mweura731/
Mwerah731/
Mbirah731/
Mvirai731/
Muhirad675/
Muirhad673/
Muhirah672/
Muheira671/
M'Beira671/
M'Baira671/
Muirray670/

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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 Mwira
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