Muchemwa Surname

39,454th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13,305 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Muchemwa Surname Definition:

Muchemwa is a surname of the Namwanga tribe, meaning: shepherd.

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Muchemwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe11,5771:1,33468
Zambia1,5781:10,0441,166
England851:655,50738,035
South Africa301:1,805,92385,708
United States111:32,950,812797,015
Scotland91:594,86921,724
Iceland41:95,0224,787
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539

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.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

User-submitted Reference

Muchemwa is a surname of the Shona tribe in Zimbabwe, which means 'someone who is being mourned for'.

- cheysin

Muchemwa Last Name Facts

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

Muchemwa is most common in Zimbabwe. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Muchemwa click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Muchemwa? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 39,454th most frequent family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 547,730 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Muchemwa reside; 99 percent reside in Southern Africa and 99 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Muchemwa is also the 184,266th most frequently used first name at a global level It is held by 1,734 people.

The surname Muchemwa is most widespread in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 11,577 people, or 1 in 1,334. In Zimbabwe Muchemwa is most frequent in: Mashonaland East Province, where 24 percent reside, Harare Province, where 22 percent reside and Masvingo Province, where 14 percent reside. Aside from Zimbabwe Muchemwa occurs in 16 countries. It also occurs in Zambia, where 12 percent reside and England, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Muchemmwa941/
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Muchimwa88545/
Mushemwa8847/
Muchemwe8828/
Muchemba8811/
Muchenwa8810/
Muchomwa886/
Muchamwa884/
Muchemua881/
Muchimwaa821/
Mucheemba821/
Muchimwah821/
Musemwa802,276/
Mukemwa8032/
Muchimba7515,512/
Mushimwa75806/
Muchimwe75418/
Muchembi75133/
Mushemba75126/
Muchembe75100/
Muchembo759/
Mushenwa754/
Muchimwi751/
Mukhemba751/
Muchinwa751/
Michimwa751/
Mutsemwa751/
Muchamva751/
Muchenva751/
Mutchimba71157/
Muchinwad715/
Mutshemba714/
Muchimbai711/
Musimwa678,227/
Muzemba672,209/
Musenwa67524/
Mukimwa67403/
Musemba67311/
Mucimba6718/
Mujenwa674/
Muzimwa673/
Musemua671/
Mokemwa671/
Mugenwa671/
Mugemba671/
Mujemba671/

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