Mmurwa Surname

1,441,361st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 149 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Mmurwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mmurwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1491:363,60933,044

Mmurwa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mmurwa is found in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Mmurwa.

How Common Is The Last Name Mmurwa? popularity and diffusion

Mmurwa is the 1,441,361st most frequent family name globally, held by around 1 in 48,909,704 people. The last name Mmurwa is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mmurwa reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

This last name is most widespread in South Africa, where it is borne by 149 people, or 1 in 363,609. In South Africa it is mostly concentrated in: Limpopo, where 74 percent live, Gauteng, where 20 percent live and North West, where 6 percent live.

Mmurwa Last Name Statistics demography

Mmurwa earn somewhat less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 13.77% less than the national average, earning R 204,924 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Murwa91943/
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Murway8373/
Murwad8333/
Murhwa8321/
Mmorwa8313/
Murwai8311/
Mhurwa837/
Murwaa834/
Murwah833/
Murwau832/
Murzwa831/
Muerwa831/
Mmurwe831/
Murrwa831/
Murwaha7717/
Murwaya772/
Murwaja772/
Murua7316,025/
Morwa73315/
Murba73207/
Mirwa73120/
Murva7382/
Murwe7343/
Murwi7338/
Muggirwa711/
Muhgirwa711/
Mourba671,248/
Murvai671,203/
Mirwah67546/
Morway67454/
Murvay6788/
Mierwa6755/
Mirwai6753/
Murvat6742/
Murvaj6736/
Muruah6720/
Murwis6717/
Meurba6711/
Muruat679/
Murrua679/
Murwej678/
Murbay677/
Morwau677/
Mhirwa676/
Maurua674/
Muruas674/
Maurva673/
Muruay672/
Mourva672/
Mourwe672/
Muirwe672/
Moerwa671/
Muurba671/
Mourua671/
Murbha671/
Mourwo671/
Murwed671/

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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 Mmurwa
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis