Munzwa Surname

1,380,086th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 159 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Munzwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Munzwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe1551:99,60214,056
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906

Munzwa Last Name Facts

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

Munzwa is found in Zimbabwe more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Munzwa click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Munzwa? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,380,086th most numerous family name on earth, held by around 1 in 45,833,622 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Munzwa live; 97 percent live in Southern Africa and 97 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

This surname is most commonly held in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 155 people, or 1 in 99,602. In Zimbabwe it is most numerous in: Masvingo Province, where 49 percent live, Manicaland Province, where 30 percent live and Harare Province, where 14 percent live. Without taking into account Zimbabwe Munzwa occurs in one country. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Munzway9248/
Mgunzwa929/
Muundzwa867/
Monzwa83287/
Munzua8396/
Munjwa8317/
Munswa831/
Mutendzwa807/
Mhonzwa77140/
Munzvai771/
Muntswa771/
Munnzwi771/
Munzuay771/
Munsway771/
Munshwa771/
Monzwua771/
Munzuah771/
Mhunzwi771/
Munzwer770/
Muntshwa7156/
Musenjwa712/
Mutenzva712/
Monzua67273/
Monzwe6750/
Munswe6732/
Munjua6711/
Munzvi672/
Munjwe671/
Mutendjwa671/
Muchinswa671/
Muchinjwa671/
Muncua671/
Mutinzwii671/

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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 Munzwa
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