Murabwa Surname
Approximately 181 people bear this surname
Murabwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 174 | 1:265,402 | 17,619 |
| Zimbabwe | 6 | 1:2,573,040 | 106,478 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Murabwa (155) may also be a first name.
Murabwa Demographics
Murabwa Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Murabwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Murabwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Murabwa has its highest incidence in Kenya. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Murabwa? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,267,784th most widely held last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 40,262,685 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Murabwa live; 97 percent live in East Africa and 96 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 738,219th most commonly occurring forename world-wide It is held by 155 people.
Murabwa is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is held by 174 people, or 1 in 265,402. In Kenya Murabwa is primarily concentrated in: Kakamega County, where 91 percent reside, Bungoma County, where 5 percent reside and Nairobi County, where 2 percent reside. Not including Kenya it occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 3 percent reside and Uganda, where 1 percent reside.
Murabwa Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Murabwa surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Murhabwa | 93 | 1 | / |
| Murebwa | 86 | 476 | / |
| Murabwi | 86 | 33 | / |
| Murabba | 86 | 20 | / |
| Murapwa | 86 | 15 | / |
| Murhebwa | 80 | 719 | / |
| Murampwa | 80 | 9 | / |
| Mureebwa | 80 | 2 | / |
| Murabwii | 80 | 1 | / |
| Murabbi | 71 | 141 | / |
| Muravva | 71 | 10 | / |
| Murapwi | 71 | 10 | / |
| M'Murhebwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Murabby | 71 | 1 | / |
| Muropwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mirabwo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Murabbe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Murepwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mirabva | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mourabbi | 67 | 477 | / |
| Murabbiy | 67 | 9 | / |
| Mourabbou | 63 | 9 | / |
| Mourabbih | 63 | 4 | / |
| Mourabbeh | 63 | 4 | / |
| Murobbi | 57 | 41 | / |
| Muravvej | 53 | 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 Murabwa
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