Muchumwa Surname

3,957,383rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 25 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Muchumwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Muchumwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda211:1,859,01362,128
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432

Muchumwa Last Name Facts

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

Muchumwa occurs in Uganda more 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 Muchumwa? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,957,383rd most commonly used family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 291,501,837 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Muchumwa live; 84 percent live in East Africa and 84 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

Muchumwa is most commonly used in Uganda, where it is borne by 21 people, or 1 in 1,859,013. In Uganda it is most frequent in: Mayuge District, where 48 percent are found, Busia District, where 38 percent are found and Bugiri District, where 10 percent are found. Aside from Uganda this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Zambia, where 8 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 8 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Muchimwa88545/
Muchumba88104/
Muchomwa886/
Muchumwi882/
Muchaunwa822/
Muchimwah821/
Muchimwaa821/
Muzumwa8086/
Musumwa8037/
Mujumwa801/
Mouchoumba781/
Mushumba757,452/
Muchumbe7529/
Muchumbi756/
Michimwa751/
Mujjumwa751/
Muchomwe751/
Mutshumba7134/
Musumba6726,822/
Muzumba67325/
Mujumba67207/
Musomwa6727/
Mujunwa6712/
Mujumwe6710/
Musunwa675/
Mosumwa671/
Mujumua671/

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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 Muchumwa
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