Murapwa Surname

5,057,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Murapwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Murapwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe111:1,403,47676,064
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060

Murapwa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Murapwa is found in Zimbabwe more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Murapwa? popularity and diffusion

The last name Murapwa is the 5,057,639th most prevalent surname on earth It is held by around 1 in 485,836,394 people. The surname Murapwa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Murapwa are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The last name Murapwa is most frequently used in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 11 people, or 1 in 1,403,476. In Zimbabwe Murapwa is mostly found in: Mashonaland East Province, where 82 percent are found, Harare Province, where 9 percent are found and Manicaland Province, where 9 percent are found. Not including Zimbabwe this last name occurs in one country. It also occurs in Malawi, where 27 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Murampwa939/
Murabwa86181/
Murapwi8610/
Muropwa861/
Murepwa861/
Murhabwa801/
Murebwa71476/
Murabwi7133/
Murabba7120/
Muravva7110/
Murhebwa67719/
Mureebwa672/
Murabwii671/
M'Murhebwa591/
Murabbi57141/
Murabby571/
Mirabwo571/
Murabbe571/
Mirabva571/
Mourabbi53477/
Murabbiy539/
Muravvej531/
Mourabbou509/
Mourabbeh504/
Mourabbih504/

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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 Murapwa
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