Nkwira Surname
Approximately 64 people bear this surname
Nkwira Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 49 | 1:796,720 | 37,939 |
| Tanzania | 8 | 1:6,617,702 | 68,742 |
| South Africa | 7 | 1:7,739,672 | 177,858 |
Nkwira Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nkwira Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Nkwira has its highest incidence in Uganda. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Nkwira? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 2,394,033rd most frequently used family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 113,867,905 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nkwira live; 89 percent live in East Africa and 89 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
Nkwira is most prevalent in Uganda, where it is borne by 49 people, or 1 in 796,720. In Uganda Nkwira is primarily concentrated in: Bundibugyo District, where 98 percent reside and Kibaale District, where 2 percent reside. Not including Uganda it occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 13 percent reside and South Africa, where 11 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nkwaira | 92 | 32 | / |
| Nkhwira | 92 | 1 | / |
| Ngwira | 83 | 69,575 | / |
| Nkwera | 83 | 5,803 | / |
| Nkwiri | 83 | 12 | / |
| Nkwiro | 83 | 2 | / |
| Ngwirah | 77 | 107 | / |
| Ngwaira | 77 | 10 | / |
| Ngwiraa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ngwirach | 71 | 2 | / |
| Ngwiri | 67 | 784 | / |
| Nkwere | 67 | 185 | / |
| Nguira | 67 | 94 | / |
| Ngwera | 67 | 74 | / |
| Ngwire | 67 | 34 | / |
| Ngwiro | 67 | 15 | / |
| Nqwera | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ncwera | 67 | 4 | / |
| Nkweri | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ngbira | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngwura | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ncwire | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ncuira | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Nkwira
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis