Pwirira Surname

5,057,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Pwirira Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pwirira Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania141:3,781,54451,645
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Pwirira Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pwirira is held by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Pwirira? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 5,057,639th most common last name on earth, held by around 1 in 485,836,394 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Pwirira are found; 93 percent are found in East Africa and 93 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

The surname is most frequent in Tanzania, where it is carried by 14 people, or 1 in 3,781,544. In Tanzania it is most numerous in: Mtwara Region, where 64 percent are found, Iringa Region, where 7 percent are found and Morogoro Region, where 7 percent are found. Without taking into account Tanzania Pwirira exists in one country. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 7 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pwiriri869/
Bwirira866/
Pwereira806/
Bwairira801/
Mpwiriro801/
Bwirire711,155/
Bwiriri71398/
Pwerera7121/
Bwirura714/
Puirerea6713/
Bwitrire671/
Mpwerire671/
Bwerera57141/
Bwerire571/
Bvurira571/
Buhirire531/
Bwererah531/
Puhirere531/
Bouherira508/

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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 Pwirira
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