Nkwiri Surname
Approximately 12 people bear this surname
Nkwiri Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 6 | 1:8,823,602 | 72,091 |
| Nigeria | 5 | 1:35,428,552 | 388,973 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Nkwiri Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nkwiri Come From? nationality or country of origin
Nkwiri is found in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nkwiri? popularity and diffusion
It is the 5,587,209th most commonly held last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 607,295,493 people. The surname Nkwiri is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nkwiri live; 58 percent live in East Africa and 58 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
The surname is most common in Tanzania, where it is held by 6 people, or 1 in 8,823,602. In Tanzania Nkwiri is mostly concentrated in: Singida Region, where 67 percent are found, Dodoma Region, where 17 percent are found and Manyara Region, where 17 percent are found. Outside of Tanzania this last name occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 42 percent are found and Uganda, where 8 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kwiri | 91 | 1,247 | / |
| Ngwiri | 83 | 784 | / |
| Kwirit | 83 | 159 | / |
| Kwairi | 83 | 118 | / |
| Nkwira | 83 | 64 | / |
| Kweiri | 83 | 40 | / |
| Nkweri | 83 | 4 | / |
| Kwoiri | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kwirio | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kwirii | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nkwaira | 77 | 32 | / |
| K'Weiri | 77 | 9 | / |
| Kwairit | 77 | 4 | / |
| Kwirich | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kwairoi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kwairai | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kweiriy | 77 | 1 | / |
| K'Wairi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kuiri | 73 | 18,874 | / |
| Kweri | 73 | 448 | / |
| Kwira | 73 | 164 | / |
| Gwiri | 73 | 14 | / |
| Cwiri | 73 | 8 | / |
| Kwire | 73 | 6 | / |
| Ngwira | 67 | 69,575 | / |
| Nkwera | 67 | 5,803 | / |
| Kwaire | 67 | 1,448 | / |
| Nkwere | 67 | 185 | / |
| Kweiry | 67 | 91 | / |
| Nguiri | 67 | 62 | / |
| Gwirai | 67 | 52 | / |
| Kwaira | 67 | 46 | / |
| Ngwire | 67 | 34 | / |
| Gwirie | 67 | 16 | / |
| Kuirui | 67 | 14 | / |
| Ngbiri | 67 | 12 | / |
| Ngweri | 67 | 11 | / |
| Kweeri | 67 | 10 | / |
| Nquiri | 67 | 9 | / |
| Kwoire | 67 | 6 | / |
| Kwerie | 67 | 5 | / |
| Kuirai | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kweire | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kuiriy | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ncwire | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gwairi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kgweri | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kuisri | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kuirie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kuirei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kwairy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kwiery | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kuirii | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kuiriz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gwirgi | 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 Nkwiri
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