Mavura Surname

97,725th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,855 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Mavura Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mavura Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe2,7671:5,579574
Tanzania1,9861:26,6573,226
Botswana441:49,7039,263
Zambia311:511,28822,588
England81:6,964,757184,742
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Iceland11:380,09011,096
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Canada11:36,845,591464,108

Mavura (668) may also be a first name.

Mavura Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mavura is more frequently found in Zimbabwe than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mavura? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mavura is the 97,725th most prevalent last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 1,501,039 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mavura reside; 59 percent reside in Southern Africa and 59 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 321,047th most prevalent given name worldwide It is held by 668 people.

It is most commonly occurring in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 2,767 people, or 1 in 5,579. In Zimbabwe it is mostly found in: Mashonaland Central Province, where 35 percent reside, Mashonaland West Province, where 21 percent reside and Harare Province, where 20 percent reside. Excluding Zimbabwe this surname exists in 16 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 41 percent reside and Botswana, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mavhura924,976/
Mavurad9240/
Mavurah9218/
Mavaura927/
Mavurai926/
Mavoura925/
Mavurha924/
Mavurap921/
Masvaura86262/
Mavhurah863/
Mavourah861/
Mavuri834,035/
Mabura83897/
Mavure83161/
Mavira83107/
Mawura8374/
Mavuro8351/
Movura834/
Mevura831/
Mavhure77195/
Maavuri77174/
Maburau77138/
Maviray77122/
Mabhura7738/
Mavorah7732/
Mavouri7730/
Mavhuro7723/
Mavuroo7720/
Majbura7716/
Mavuuri779/
Masbura777/
Maivira776/
Maboura776/
Mavoray773/
Mahvuri773/
Mavoora773/
Maviera772/
Mauwira772/
Maburay772/
Mabeura772/
Mampura772/
Maevira771/
Maburaj771/
Maibura771/
Mmavuri771/
Masvure771/
Mhavure771/
Meavuri771/
Mabuura771/
Mawoura771/
Mavhuri771/
Maburap771/
Mabaura771/
Masvuri771/
Mavurei771/
Mavhora771/
Mauvuri771/
Mavirah771/
Masvaure711,743/
Mahavira71227/
Maiwoura71123/
Masveure7189/
Mabheura7170/
Maavuuri7119/
Mabourai7118/
Majboura719/
Masvauri717/
Maburahe714/
Maiboura712/
Mahabura712/
Mabouray712/
Mmampura711/
Masvauro711/
Maswaura711/
Mabhurai711/
Mabhuras711/
Mayburay711/
Maibaura711/
Maburaha711/
Maïwoura711/
Mevaurau711/
Mawira6711,272/
Mawora67359/
Maburi67317/
Mabury67272/
Maburo67183/
Mawuri67121/
Mabure6797/
Mawure6744/
Mahuviray6736/
Movuri6732/
Mabora6731/
Movira6710/
Mawuro679/
Mevira671/
Mawury670/

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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
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  • 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 Mavura
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