Moriwa Surname
Approximately 18 people bear this surname
Moriwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 11 | 1:1,403,476 | 76,064 |
| Malawi | 4 | 1:4,279,777 | 24,060 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Moriwa (33) may also be a first name.
Moriwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Moriwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Moriwa occurs most in Zimbabwe. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Moriwa? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 4,649,889th most prevalent last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 404,863,662 people. Moriwa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 94 percent of Moriwa live; 89 percent live in Southern Africa and 89 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,807,719th most commonly occurring first name on earth. It is borne by 33 people.
This last name is most common in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 11 people, or 1 in 1,403,476. In Zimbabwe Moriwa is most frequent in: Mashonaland West Province, where 82 percent are found, Mashonaland Central Province, where 9 percent are found and Midlands Province, where 9 percent are found. Other than Zimbabwe it occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Malawi, where 22 percent are found and Denmark, where 6 percent are found.
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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 Moriwa
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