Muchemwa Surname
Approximately 13,305 people bear this surname
Muchemwa Surname Definition:
Muchemwa is a surname of the Namwanga tribe, meaning: shepherd.
Read More About This SurnameMuchemwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 11,577 | 1:1,334 | 68 |
| Zambia | 1,578 | 1:10,044 | 1,166 |
| England | 85 | 1:655,507 | 38,035 |
| South Africa | 30 | 1:1,805,923 | 85,708 |
| United States | 11 | 1:32,950,812 | 797,015 |
| Scotland | 9 | 1:594,869 | 21,724 |
| Iceland | 4 | 1:95,022 | 4,787 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
Muchemwa (1,734) may also be a first name.
Muchemwa Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Muchemwa is a surname of the Namwanga tribe, meaning: shepherd.
User-submitted Reference
Muchemwa is a surname of the Shona tribe in Zimbabwe, which means 'someone who is being mourned for'.
- cheysinMuchemwa Demographics
Average Muchemwa Salary in
England
£35,539
Per year
Average Salary in
England
£26,976
Per year
Muchemwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Muchemwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Muchemwa is found most frequently in Zimbabwe. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Muchemwa.
How Common Is The Last Name Muchemwa? popularity and diffusion
The surname Muchemwa is the 39,454th most commonly held surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 547,730 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Muchemwa are found; 99 percent are found in Southern Africa and 99 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Muchemwa is also the 184,266th most commonly held first name on earth, held by 1,734 people.
It is most numerous in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 11,577 people, or 1 in 1,334. In Zimbabwe Muchemwa is mostly concentrated in: Mashonaland East Province, where 24 percent live, Harare Province, where 22 percent live and Masvingo Province, where 14 percent live. Excluding Zimbabwe this last name occurs in 16 countries. It is also found in Zambia, where 12 percent live and England, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Muchemmwa | 94 | 1 | / |
| Muchemwah | 94 | 1 | / |
| Muchimwa | 88 | 545 | / |
| Mushemwa | 88 | 47 | / |
| Muchemwe | 88 | 28 | / |
| Muchemba | 88 | 11 | / |
| Muchenwa | 88 | 10 | / |
| Muchomwa | 88 | 6 | / |
| Muchamwa | 88 | 4 | / |
| Muchemua | 88 | 1 | / |
| Muchimwaa | 82 | 1 | / |
| Mucheemba | 82 | 1 | / |
| Muchimwah | 82 | 1 | / |
| Musemwa | 80 | 2,276 | / |
| Mukemwa | 80 | 32 | / |
| Muchimba | 75 | 15,512 | / |
| Mushimwa | 75 | 806 | / |
| Muchimwe | 75 | 418 | / |
| Muchembi | 75 | 133 | / |
| Mushemba | 75 | 126 | / |
| Muchembe | 75 | 100 | / |
| Muchembo | 75 | 9 | / |
| Mushenwa | 75 | 4 | / |
| Muchimwi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mukhemba | 75 | 1 | / |
| Muchinwa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Michimwa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mutsemwa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Muchamva | 75 | 1 | / |
| Muchenva | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mutchimba | 71 | 157 | / |
| Muchinwad | 71 | 5 | / |
| Mutshemba | 71 | 4 | / |
| Muchimbai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Musimwa | 67 | 8,227 | / |
| Muzemba | 67 | 2,209 | / |
| Musenwa | 67 | 524 | / |
| Mukimwa | 67 | 403 | / |
| Musemba | 67 | 311 | / |
| Mucimba | 67 | 18 | / |
| Mujenwa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Muzimwa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Musemua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mokemwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mugenwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mugemba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mujemba | 67 | 1 | / |
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