Muchwa Surname
Approximately 225 people bear this surname
Muchwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 134 | 1:291,338 | 20,450 |
| Zimbabwe | 83 | 1:186,003 | 22,110 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Kenya | 4 | 1:11,544,975 | 62,419 |
Muchwa (38) may also be a first name.
Muchwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Muchwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Muchwa is borne by more people in Uganda than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of Muchwa click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Muchwa? popularity and diffusion
The surname Muchwa is the 1,092,155th most commonly occurring surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 32,389,093 people. The last name Muchwa occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Muchwa live; 61 percent live in East Africa and 61 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Muchwa is also the 1,662,754th most frequent given name on earth. It is borne by 38 people.
The last name Muchwa is most frequently used in Uganda, where it is borne by 134 people, or 1 in 291,338. In Uganda it is primarily concentrated in: Hoima District, where 28 percent live, Wakiso District, where 19 percent live and Kampala District, where 17 percent live. Apart from Uganda this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 37 percent live and The DR Congo, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mutchwa | 92 | 35 | / |
| Muchwad | 92 | 4 | / |
| Muchway | 92 | 2 | / |
| Mucwa | 91 | 181 | / |
| Mukhwa | 83 | 148 | / |
| Muchwe | 83 | 56 | / |
| Mushwa | 83 | 8 | / |
| Michwa | 83 | 6 | / |
| Muchua | 83 | 6 | / |
| Mucuha | 83 | 5 | / |
| Muchwi | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mushwai | 77 | 47 | / |
| Mucshua | 77 | 5 | / |
| Muichua | 77 | 4 | / |
| Muchhua | 77 | 3 | / |
| Mutshwa | 77 | 2 | / |
| Mushwas | 77 | 2 | / |
| Muschua | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mukhwai | 77 | 1 | / |
| Muhijwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Muthswa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Muswa | 73 | 1,005 | / |
| Mucua | 73 | 51 | / |
| Muzwa | 73 | 46 | / |
| Mocwa | 73 | 7 | / |
| Muxwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Musehewa | 71 | 57 | / |
| Mahushwa | 71 | 42 | / |
| Moutshwa | 71 | 4 | / |
| Mushwaha | 71 | 3 | / |
| Mudchuae | 71 | 2 | / |
| Mudtshwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mgutzhwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mutchuea | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mukhwaha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Muchui | 67 | 12,681 | / |
| Michua | 67 | 1,654 | / |
| Mauswa | 67 | 288 | / |
| Mhoswa | 67 | 185 | / |
| Muchuo | 67 | 183 | / |
| Muchue | 67 | 106 | / |
| Mutswa | 67 | 101 | / |
| Musway | 67 | 56 | / |
| Mushba | 67 | 29 | / |
| Mudzwa | 67 | 14 | / |
| Mucuho | 67 | 13 | / |
| Muswai | 67 | 11 | / |
| Muuswa | 67 | 10 | / |
| Muswah | 67 | 9 | / |
| Muswad | 67 | 7 | / |
| Musbha | 67 | 6 | / |
| Mushua | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mouzwa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Muzhua | 67 | 3 | / |
| Mutzwa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Mochua | 67 | 2 | / |
| Muchbo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mhuswa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Muiswa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Muchvo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Moshwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mouswa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Michwo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Musswa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mutshwaha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mouchvach | 67 | 1 | / |
| Muchbi | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Muchwa
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