Muduwa Surname

40,179th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13,055 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Muduwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Muduwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda12,6591:3,084528
Zimbabwe2681:57,6058,734
Zambia1051:150,95210,816
England51:11,143,612252,590
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Iceland11:380,09011,096
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Muduwa (25) may also be a first name.

Muduwa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Muduwa is most common in Uganda. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of Muduwa click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Muduwa? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 40,179th most numerous surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 558,219 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Muduwa reside; 97 percent reside in East Africa and 70 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,136,160th most commonly held forename globally It is held by 25 people.

This surname is most common in Uganda, where it is borne by 12,659 people, or 1 in 3,084. In Uganda it is most numerous in: Sironko District, where 34 percent reside, Mbale District, where 26 percent reside and Bulambuli District, where 18 percent reside. Besides Uganda this surname occurs in 11 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 2 percent reside and Zambia, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mudhuwa9240/
Muduhwa9232/
Mudduwa9215/
Muduuwa929/
Muduiwa922/
Muuduwa921/
Mguduwa921/
Muduwaa921/
Moudouwa8634/
Mudhuhwa8611/
Mudouwah861/
Mudushwa861/
Mudiwa832,498/
Muduva83612/
Muduba83154/
Miduwa8389/
Moduwa8386/
Muduwe8330/
Muduwo833/
Mudhuchwa8023/
Mudhuva77347/
Mudueva7741/
Mudihwa7732/
Muiduba7727/
Mudhuba7725/
Muuduva7720/
Mudhiwa779/
Muduvat779/
Muduuba779/
Mudubai777/
Muduvai776/
Mudiewa774/
Mudiwah772/
Mudubha771/
Muduuva771/
Mudduba771/
Mudduwe771/
Motduwa771/
Modouwa771/
Modhuwa771/
Moudouba713/
Mudhihwa712/
Moudouva712/
Mudouvat711/
Muiduvau711/
Moudouwo711/
Muduve67190/
Mudube67111/
Mudiwo6791/
Moduwe6730/
Mudowo6729/
Mudubi6723/
Mudowi6720/
Mudiva6712/
Moudoubah674/
Mudubo674/
Muduvi674/
Midiwa672/
Mudowe671/
Moduwo671/
Moduwi671/

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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
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  • 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 Muduwa
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