Murahwa Surname

231,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,747 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Murahwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Murahwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe1,6681:9,2561,144
England351:1,591,94567,242
South Africa281:1,934,91888,980
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Murahwa (28) may also be a first name.

Murahwa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Murahwa is found most in Zimbabwe. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Murahwa? popularity and diffusion

Murahwa is the 231,373rd most frequently occurring family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 4,171,463 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Murahwa reside; 97 percent reside in Southern Africa and 97 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Murahwa is also the 1,994,417th most commonly held first name globally. It is borne by 28 people.

Murahwa is most prevalent in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 1,668 people, or 1 in 9,256. In Zimbabwe it is most common in: Manicaland Province, where 42 percent reside, Harare Province, where 35 percent reside and Mashonaland East Province, where 8 percent reside. Excluding Zimbabwe this surname exists in 13 countries. It also occurs in England, where 2 percent reside and South Africa, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Muurahwa932/
Murawa921,038/
Murehwa862,266/
Muravha861,928/
Muraiwa86145/
Muurawa8664/
Maurawa8663/
Murahua8649/
Murahwo8624/
Musrawa864/
Murohwa862/
Mirahwa861/
Murawha861/
Murzawa861/
Murawah861/
Murabhai8032/
Mourawad8017/
Murabaha801/
Mauraiwa801/
Mouraiwa801/
Murawatz801/
Murewa771,647/
Morawa771,174/
Murowa77642/
Muraba77444/
Murava77331/
Murawo77169/
Mirawa7721/
Mouraba713,496/
Muroiwa711,204/
Muraeva71756/
Muravat71212/
Murowat7150/
Murhawo7118/
Moraway7114/
Mirawai7111/
Mourava7111/
Mirawah719/
Muravad718/
Murewah717/
Mourowa716/
Murawoh716/
Muratva713/
Mierawa712/
Murrowa712/
Murabai712/
Muraiua712/
Murabau712/
Moraywa711/
Muravah711/
Murabaj711/
Muraiva711/
Murhewo711/
Murowah711/
Murabaa711/
Muravaa711/
Maurawo711/
Mouravas6750/
Murowatz6726/
Mujrabah675/
Murhaeva674/
Muravyoa671/
Maurabai671/
Murabeau671/
Mourouwa671/
Miravaha671/
Moraiwai671/
Muhrabah671/
Mourabea671/
Murroway670/

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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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  • 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 Murahwa
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