Marushwa Surname

545,543rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 587 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Marushwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Marushwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania5811:91,1229,142
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Marushwa (45) may also be a first name.

Marushwa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Marushwa occurs in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Marushwa click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Marushwa? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 545,543rd most widespread last name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 12,414,899 people. The last name Marushwa is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Marushwa are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 99 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,504,468th most frequently used first name throughout the world, held by 45 people.

Marushwa is most numerous in Tanzania, where it is carried by 581 people, or 1 in 91,122. In Tanzania Marushwa is most numerous in: Kigoma Region, where 82 percent reside, Kagera Region, where 16 percent reside and Pwani Region, where 1 percent reside. Aside from Tanzania this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 1 percent reside and India, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Maruschwe821/
Marusva802/
Maruzwa801/
Mariswa801/
Maroswa801/
Marusua801/
Marutsva7542/
Mhariswa752/
Moroswa6753/
Marosva672/
Marusue672/
Marosvo5325/
Maurisuo501/

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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 Marushwa
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