Muchawaya Surname
Approximately 492 people bear this surname
Muchawaya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 484 | 1:31,897 | 4,928 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
Muchawaya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Muchawaya Come From? nationality or country of origin
Muchawaya is more frequently found in Zimbabwe than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Muchawaya? popularity and diffusion
It is the 623,516th most widely held surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 14,812,085 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Muchawaya are found; 99 percent are found in Southern Africa and 99 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
Muchawaya is most frequently held in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 484 people, or 1 in 31,897. In Zimbabwe it is mostly found in: Manicaland Province, where 54 percent live, Harare Province, where 21 percent live and Masvingo Province, where 14 percent live. Not including Zimbabwe it occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in England, where 1 percent live and South Africa, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Muchabaya | 89 | 418 | / |
| Muchowaya | 89 | 1 | / |
| Mushaway | 82 | 10 | / |
| Muchabayi | 78 | 6 | / |
| Muchavuya | 78 | 6 | / |
| Muchabaia | 78 | 2 | / |
| Muchabuya | 78 | 1 | / |
| Mukhawiyah | 74 | 7 | / |
| Musowaya | 71 | 63 | / |
| Musavaya | 71 | 22 | / |
| Mochoway | 71 | 3 | / |
| Muzawiya | 71 | 2 | / |
| Musawayi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mujawaja | 71 | 1 | / |
| Muchabai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Muzawayo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Musabaya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Musavhaya | 67 | 32 | / |
| Mukhaavai | 67 | 32 | / |
| Musawiyah | 67 | 5 | / |
| Mukhaveya | 67 | 4 | / |
| Moussaway | 67 | 3 | / |
| Mousawayi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mouchawou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mucaawiye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Muchavhai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Muchaveyo | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Muchawaya
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