Muchavi Surname

968,490th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 268 people bear this surname

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

Muchavi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Muchavi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa2541:213,29822,519
Peru111:2,889,46628,985
England11:55,718,059489,080
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Muchavi Last Name Facts

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

Muchavi is found in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Muchavi? popularity and diffusion

The surname Muchavi is the 968,490th most frequently used family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 27,192,336 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 95 percent of Muchavi are found; 95 percent are found in Southern Africa and 95 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The surname Muchavi is most widely held in South Africa, where it is carried by 254 people, or 1 in 213,298. In South Africa Muchavi is most prevalent in: Limpopo, where 81 percent are found, Gauteng, where 15 percent are found and Western Cape, where 2 percent are found. Besides South Africa Muchavi occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Peru, where 4 percent are found and England, where 0 percent are found.

Muchavi Last Name Statistics demography

Muchavi earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 44.99% less than the national average, earning R 130,728 per year.

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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 Muchavi
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