Muchuwi Surname

5,213,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Muchuwi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Muchuwi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon121:1,730,75692,157
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432

Muchuwi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Muchuwi is more commonly found in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Muchuwi? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 5,213,395th most frequently used surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 520,538,994 people. Muchuwi is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Muchuwi live; 86 percent live in Central Africa and 86 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.

It is most frequently held in Cameroon, where it is borne by 12 people, or 1 in 1,730,756. In Cameroon Muchuwi is most numerous in: Northwest Region, where 100 percent are found. Barring Cameroon this surname exists in one country. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 14 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Muchuwa86724/
Muchuwe8630/
Muchiwi866/
Michuwi861/
Muzhuwi861/
Muchubi861/
Muchuhwa807/
Muzuwi778/
Mucuvi773/
Mucuwe771/
Musuwi771/
Mushushwi751/
Muchuva71343/
Mushuwa71305/
Muchube7190/
Muchivi7139/
Muchowe7131/
Muzhuwe7110/
Mushubi7110/
Mukhuwe714/
Muchiwe712/
Mushuwe711/
Muchuhva671/
Mukhuvhi671/
Mouchive671/
Muchhuva671/

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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
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  • 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 Muchuwi
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