Muchiwa Surname

417,776th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 832 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Muchiwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Muchiwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi4181:40,9555,885
Zimbabwe4071:37,9325,884
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Muchiwa (17) may also be a first name.

Muchiwa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Muchiwa is carried by more people in Malawi than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Muchiwa? popularity and diffusion

Muchiwa is the 417,776th most frequently used last name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 8,759,070 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Muchiwa are found; 99 percent are found in Southern Africa and 99 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,694,839th most frequent forename worldwide. It is borne by 17 people.

It is most widely held in Malawi, where it is carried by 418 people, or 1 in 40,955. Beside Malawi this surname is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 49 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.

Muchiwa Last Name Statistics demography

Muchiwa earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 75.3% less than the national average, earning $10,656 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Muchaiwa93320/
Muchihwa93237/
Muchiswa933/
Mucheiwa931/
Muchiwha931/
Muchiwaya881/
Muchuwa86724/
Mochiwa86397/
Michiwa86106/
Mushiwa8674/
Muchewa8658/
Muchiva8611/
Muchiwi866/
Muchiba862/
Muchiwe862/
Mukhiwa862/
Mucheywa80190/
Mushaiwa80160/
Muchehwa8064/
Muchieva8020/
Mochaiwa8017/
Muchewad8013/
Muchuhwa807/
Mukichwa804/
Mucheswa802/
Mushiswa802/
Musechwa801/
Muchivha801/
Muchibai801/
Mutchewa801/
Mochoiwa801/
Musiwa775,378/
Mukiwa771,741/
Muziwa7785/
Mociwa771/
Muchechwa7529/
Muhchieva7517/
Mushishwa759/
Muchhewad751/
Moucheiva751/
Mushiba712,639/
Musaiwa71989/
Mutsiwa71402/
Muchuva71343/
Mudziwa71262/
Mukaiwa71104/
Muchibi7199/
Mushewa7175/
Moshiwa7172/
Mhusiwa7167/
Muchibo7152/
Muzihwa7142/
Muchivi7139/
Mucheva7137/
Muchewe7126/
Musihwa718/
Mucheba718/
Mussiwa716/
Mockiwa715/
Mukhiva714/
Muchevi713/
Mokhiwa713/
Mukoiwa712/
Michiva712/
Muchebi712/
Michewa712/
Musiwau711/
Mukuiwa711/
Muchivo711/
Musiwga711/
Musuiwa711/
Muchewi711/
Mausiwa711/
Mukeiwa711/
Muijiwa711/
Mochewa711/
Musiswa711/
Mushiva711/
Mukiwaa711/
Meuziwa711/
Mousiwa711/
Mhutsiwa67178/
Mukhieva67168/
Mhoshiwa67104/
Mutseiwa6777/
Musehewa6757/
Muchevad6748/
Mutshewa6733/
Mushibau6732/
Muzhieva6726/
Michihua6720/
Mushieva6715/
Mouchibo6714/
Mutsiwau6710/
Mmutsiwa679/
Michijua678/
Mochieva676/
Mutshiba674/
Mushibay674/
Mokhuiwa674/
Moshihwa674/
Mukhoywa674/
Moceiwai674/
Mushojwa673/
Micheewa672/
Maucheva672/
Michieva672/
Mudzeiwa672/
Meuchewe672/
Muchyova672/
Motshiwa672/
Muchesva671/
Muchevha671/
Muudziwa671/
Mutsehwa671/
Musaihwa671/
Musaijwa671/
Mushaiba671/
Mukhaiba671/
Mukihwai671/
Muchisvo671/
Muchuhva671/
Muchejua671/
Mucheswe671/
Mushibai671/
Muchhuva671/
Moukaiwa671/
Mouchive671/
Mukcheva671/
Muhcheva671/
Mocheywa671/
Mothsiwa671/
Muhhibah671/

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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 Muchiwa
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