Murairwa Surname
Approximately 649 people bear this surname
Murairwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 634 | 1:24,351 | 3,688 |
| England | 13 | 1:4,286,005 | 132,302 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
Murairwa (11) may also be a first name.
Murairwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Murairwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Murairwa is more commonly found in Zimbabwe than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Murairwa? popularity and diffusion
The last name Murairwa is the 505,580th most common surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 11,228,884 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Murairwa are found; 98 percent are found in Southern Africa and 98 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Murairwa is also the 3,487,849th most frequently held first name internationally It is held by 11 people.
This surname is most widespread in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 634 people, or 1 in 24,351. In Zimbabwe Murairwa is primarily found in: Manicaland Province, where 50 percent live, Masvingo Province, where 13 percent live and Harare Province, where 9 percent live. Besides Zimbabwe Murairwa occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in England, where 2 percent live and The DR Congo, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Murayirwa | 94 | 16 | / |
| Murirwa | 93 | 25 | / |
| Murarwa | 93 | 1 | / |
| Muraurwa | 88 | 10 | / |
| Mirairwa | 88 | 1 | / |
| Murirwoha | 82 | 1 | / |
| Murerwa | 80 | 12,431 | / |
| Mirarwa | 80 | 12 | / |
| Murirua | 80 | 6 | / |
| Murarwi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Murarwe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Muererwa | 75 | 131 | / |
| Mureerwa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Murherwa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mureherwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Morerwa | 67 | 1,341 | / |
| Murerwi | 67 | 24 | / |
| Murerwe | 67 | 9 | / |
| Morarwi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Murarbi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mureerwi | 63 | 32 | / |
| Morerwoa | 63 | 2 | / |
| Mourujarvi | 56 | 3 | / |
| Morarui | 53 | 2 | / |
| Mirirua | 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 Murairwa
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