Mumwe Surname

2,944,094th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 44 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Mumwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mumwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe401:385,95635,257
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906

Mumwe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mumwe is most common in Zimbabwe. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mumwe? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,944,094th most frequently used surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 165,626,044 people. Mumwe occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mumwe reside; 91 percent reside in Southern Africa and 91 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The last name is most frequently held in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 40 people, or 1 in 385,956. In Zimbabwe it is most common in: Masvingo Province, where 80 percent reside, Manicaland Province, where 18 percent reside and Harare Province, where 3 percent reside. Barring Zimbabwe Mumwe is found in one country. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 9 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Moumwe913/
Musemwe8314/
Musimwe833/
Mahumwe831/
Mumbe809,564/
Mumwi801,591/
Mumwa80422/
Munwe80143/
Mumve8028/
Mumue803/
Momwe803/
Muchimwe77418/
Muchemwe7728/
Mutimwey771/
Moumbe731,139/
Maumbe73897/
Mumbee73280/
Mounwe7396/
Muemue7372/
Munwei7315/
Momweh739/
Muimbe739/
Mumbey738/
Muimwa733/
Mumbea732/
Munwes732/
Mhumwa732/
Mumbei731/
Mumwai731/
Mumuhe731/
Munweh731/
Mummue731/
Mumhue730/
Mujmuie671/
Mmunwer671/
Maumbeh671/
Maumbee671/

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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 Mumwe
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