Manuwe Surname

2,689,253rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 52 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Manuwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Manuwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia251:633,99725,256
Zimbabwe141:1,102,73166,551
Papua New Guinea81:1,019,215101,897
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426

Manuwe (15) may also be a first name.

Manuwe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Manuwe is carried by more people in Zambia than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Manuwe? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,689,253rd most widespread last name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 140,145,114 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 83 percent of Manuwe live; 79 percent live in Southern Africa and 79 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Manuwe is also the 2,900,335th most commonly held forename world-wide. It is borne by 15 people.

The last name Manuwe is most common in Zambia, where it is held by 25 people, or 1 in 633,997. In Zambia Manuwe is most common in: Central Province, where 96 percent live and Lusaka Province, where 4 percent live. Outside of Zambia Manuwe exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 27 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 15 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Manhuwe9237/
Mainuwe9230/
Manuwei927/
Manouwe921/
Manauwe921/
Manuw913/
Mainouwe8637/
Mangnuwe866/
Manhuwei861/
Manuwa831,973/
Manowe83225/
Manywe83129/
Manube83125/
Maniwe83121/
Manauw8377/
Menuwe8373/
Manuwi8349/
Manuve8339/
Monuwe835/
Maneuw831/
Manhuwa77504/
Manuhwa77487/
Manuves7730/
Manuwai7729/
Menuwhe7716/
Manouwa7716/
Manhowe778/
Maniwei777/
Manubea774/
Moneuwe774/
Maneuve773/
Manguve773/
Mainuwi771/
Mainowe771/
Maniwie771/
Mainube771/
Monauwe771/
Manowei771/
Manguwi771/
Manuved771/
Manhuve771/
Manuver771/
Mainauw771/
Mangauve7137/
Manhoube7128/
Manhuhwa7114/
Manuvesh716/
Mounouwe712/
Manguvhe711/
Manauver711/
Mannuwai711/
Manneuve711/
Manoubei711/
Mangouve711/
Monowe67191/
Manuby67157/
Manywa6782/
Manubi6759/
Manuva6745/
Meniwe6744/
Maniwi6729/
Monuwa6723/
Monube6719/
Moniwe6717/
Monauw679/
Manouhoue677/
Manive675/
Manuvi672/
Monuwi671/
Manoow671/
Monywe671/

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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
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  • 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 Manuwe
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