Mhova Surname

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

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Mhova Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mhova Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe141:1,102,73166,551
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Mhova Last Name Facts

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

Mhova is carried by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mhova? popularity and diffusion

The surname Mhova is the 5,057,639th most frequently held last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 485,836,394 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mhova are found; 93 percent are found in Southern Africa and 93 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The last name Mhova is most frequently held in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 14 people, or 1 in 1,102,731. In Zimbabwe Mhova is mostly found in: Mashonaland East Province, where 43 percent live, Midlands Province, where 43 percent live and Manicaland Province, where 7 percent live. Apart from Zimbabwe this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 7 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mhosva911,577/
Mhovha9173/
Mkhova9115/
Mhovah911/
Mova892,132/
Mhowa80523/
Mgova80233/
Movad80173/
Movea80108/
Movoa8087/
Movha8055/
Movat8030/
Mosva8029/
Moova8019/
Mohva8014/
Moiva8011/
Mouva8010/
Mjova8010/
Movas809/
Movay808/
Mahva807/
Motva807/
Movaa805/
Mhoba805/
Moyva804/
Movaj803/
Movah803/
Mhava802/
Movai802/
Muova801/
Movau801/
Mahafova772/
Mov75463/
Mahava731,013/
Mavova73235/
Mousva7326/
Moshva7321/
Movais7319/
Mhavat7312/
Mafova739/
Mhohwa737/
Mathva737/
Movash735/
Mosvad735/
Mothva735/
Moivaa734/
Mchowa734/
Moivas733/
Movatz732/
Movatt732/
Mhosua731/
Movast731/
Movats731/
Motvad731/
Mouvat731/
Moveaz731/
Mhouba731/
Mchava731/
Muovha731/
Moveau730/
Mouvas730/
Mowa679,216/
Mouv677,813/
Mava673,804/
Moba672,626/
Mouveau67167/
Movo67162/
Moiv6799/
Mouvaux6795/
Mahwowa6749/
Movh6735/
Mhab6733/
McHowat6727/
Movs6723/
Mhaw6723/
Mhaf6712/
Mavhowa677/
Mhow676/
Mathvad676/
Machhva676/
Mkhoywa676/
Mhoowai675/
Maafova674/
Moov674/
Mahavai673/
Mabhowa672/
Hmov672/
Mahouha672/
Mkhohwa672/
Mkhojwa672/
Mhob672/
Mathvai671/
Movd671/
Mohv671/
Moyv671/
Movahad671/
Movz671/
Mathvha671/
Maphowa671/
Mahavha671/
Mojv671/
Movf671/
Mmov671/

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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 Mhova
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