Mwiro Surname

1,860,621st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 99 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Mwiro Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mwiro Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo481:1,539,15886,567
Uganda221:1,774,51360,490
Zimbabwe141:1,102,73166,551
Tanzania91:5,882,40160,754
Kenya61:7,696,65052,907

Mwiro (22) may also be a first name.

Mwiro Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mwiro is found in The DR Congo more than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Mwiro click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mwiro? popularity and diffusion

The surname Mwiro is the 1,860,621st most common family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 73,611,575 people. The surname Mwiro occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwiro reside; 48 percent reside in Central Africa and 48 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Mwiro is also the 2,301,746th most commonly occurring first name internationally, borne by 22 people.

The surname Mwiro is most commonly held in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 48 people, or 1 in 1,539,158. Not including The DR Congo this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 22 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 14 percent are found.

Mwiro Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mweiro9111/
Mwairo913/
Mwirho911/
Mwero809,306/
Mbiro805,662/
Mwira801,656/
Muiro8023/
Mbairo731,285/
Mwaira73137/
Mbiroi73122/
Mbiroy7380/
Mweuro7317/
Mbirou735/
Mwirha734/
M'Wira731/
Mweroh731/
Mbeiro731/
Muiroz731/
Muiroy731/
Mwirah731/
Mbairou6711/
Mbeirou671/
Muirouh671/

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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 Mwiro
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