Mudyiwa Surname

163,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,659 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Mudyiwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mudyiwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe2,6331:5,863613
England121:4,643,172139,951
South Africa91:6,019,745157,966
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Mudyiwa (249) may also be a first name.

Mudyiwa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mudyiwa occurs most in Zimbabwe. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mudyiwa? popularity and diffusion

The surname Mudyiwa is the 163,373rd most widely held surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 2,740,709 people. Mudyiwa is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Mudyiwa live; 99 percent live in Southern Africa and 99 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Mudyiwa is also the 565,047th most commonly used first name globally, held by 249 people.

The last name Mudyiwa is most commonly occurring in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 2,633 people, or 1 in 5,863. In Zimbabwe Mudyiwa is most numerous in: Masvingo Province, where 27 percent reside, Harare Province, where 16 percent reside and Mashonaland Central Province, where 14 percent reside. Other than Zimbabwe this surname occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in England, where 0 percent reside and South Africa, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mudiewa864/
Mudjiwa862/
Mudyiwe861/
Moudjiwa801/
Mudieva7126/
Mudiiba713/
Midjiwa712/
Mugyewa711/
Mudyeba711/
Mudyevad6731/
Moudjibai633/
Midieva5736/
Modieva579/
Mudjibi573/
Mudjibe572/
Mudiibo572/
Midjiwo571/
Midjewa571/
Moudiebe5317/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Mudyiwa
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