Mawuru Surname

1,484,726th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 142 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Mawuru Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mawuru Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe1391:111,06615,254
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Mawuru Last Name Facts

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

Mawuru is found most in Zimbabwe. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mawuru? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,484,726th most frequently occurring family name in the world, held by around 1 in 51,320,746 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Mawuru are found; 99 percent are found in Southern Africa and 99 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

Mawuru is most commonly held in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 139 people, or 1 in 111,066. In Zimbabwe it is most common in: Masvingo Province, where 29 percent live, Manicaland Province, where 26 percent live and Harare Province, where 24 percent live. Aside from Zimbabwe this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 1 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Maiwouru861/
Mavuru831,010/
Maburu83458/
Mewuru833/
Maburau77138/
Mavhuru7796/
Mabhuru7744/
Maavuru7716/
Mmewuru776/
Maiburu774/
Mavurus773/
Mabourou7113/
Mewourou718/
Mevaurau711/
Moworu6711/
Movuru6711/
Maviru677/
Mevuru675/
Moburu671/
Mavuroo6220/
Mavooru6219/
Meevuru623/
Moivuru621/
Mouvoru621/
Maiworou571/

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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 Mawuru
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