Muduwe Surname

3,602,217th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 30 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Muduwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Muduwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe241:643,26047,966
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Muduwe Last Name Facts

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

Muduwe occurs in Zimbabwe more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Muduwe? popularity and diffusion

Muduwe is the 3,602,217th most widely held family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 242,918,197 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 87 percent of Muduwe reside; 80 percent reside in Southern Africa and 80 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The last name is most frequent in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 24 people, or 1 in 643,260. In Zimbabwe Muduwe is most common in: Mashonaland East Province, where 100 percent reside. Barring Zimbabwe it occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 13 percent reside and Nigeria, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mudduwe921/
Muduwa8313,055/
Muduve83190/
Mudube83111/
Moduwe8330/
Mudowe831/
Mudhuwa7740/
Muduvhe7735/
Muduhwa7732/
Mudduwa7715/
Muduuwa779/
Mudubhe779/
Mudhube778/
Muduiwa772/
Moudowe771/
Muuduwa771/
Moduwei771/
Muduwaa771/
Moudouwa7134/
Mudhubhe7122/
Moudoube7115/
Mudhuhwa7111/
Muduva67612/
Mudiwi67269/
Modowe67231/
Moduwa6786/
Mudubi6723/
Mudowi6720/
Midiwe678/
Muduvi674/
Moduwi671/
Miduve671/

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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 Muduwe
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