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 surname Muchwa is found most in Uganda. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Muchwa? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,092,155th most frequent family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 32,389,093 people. The surname Muchwa is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Muchwa reside; 61 percent reside in East Africa and 61 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,662,754th most common first name worldwide. It is borne by 38 people.
The last name Muchwa is most widespread in Uganda, where it is held by 134 people, or 1 in 291,338. In Uganda Muchwa is mostly found in: Hoima District, where 28 percent reside, Wakiso District, where 19 percent reside and Kampala District, where 17 percent reside. Without taking into account Uganda this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 37 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 2 percent reside.
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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