Muganiwa Surname
Approximately 317 people bear this surname
Muganiwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 304 | 1:50,784 | 7,741 |
| England | 5 | 1:11,143,612 | 252,590 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
| Zambia | 4 | 1:3,962,480 | 38,524 |
Muganiwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Muganiwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Muganiwa is found in Zimbabwe more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Muganiwa? popularity and diffusion
The last name Muganiwa is the 858,879th most frequently held family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 22,989,104 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Muganiwa reside; 98 percent reside in Southern Africa and 98 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
The last name is most frequently held in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 304 people, or 1 in 50,784. In Zimbabwe Muganiwa is most numerous in: Harare Province, where 38 percent are found, Manicaland Province, where 36 percent are found and Bulawayo Province, where 7 percent are found. Outside of Zimbabwe it occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in England, where 2 percent are found and South Africa, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Muganiwah | 94 | 23 | / |
| Muganhiwa | 94 | 21 | / |
| Munganiwa | 94 | 2 | / |
| Mugoniwa | 88 | 370 | / |
| Moganiwa | 88 | 66 | / |
| Muganywa | 88 | 8 | / |
| Muganuwa | 88 | 1 | / |
| Muganhwa | 88 | 1 | / |
| Muunganihwa | 84 | 9 | / |
| Mugonhiwa | 82 | 24 | / |
| Mungoniwa | 82 | 4 | / |
| Munganywa | 82 | 1 | / |
| Mungangiwe | 78 | 1 | / |
| Moganewa | 75 | 17 | / |
| Mugonjwa | 75 | 7 | / |
| Mugonywa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mugoniwe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Munganivo | 71 | 9 | / |
| Mungonywa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Moganeva | 63 | 1 | / |
| Miganeva | 63 | 1 | / |
| Mogonjwe | 50 | 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
- 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 Muganiwa
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