Muravu Surname

1,082,743rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 228 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Muravu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Muravu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe2221:69,54210,367
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Muravu (20) may also be a first name.

Muravu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Muravu (Marathi: मुरवु) is most common in Zimbabwe. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Muravu? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,082,743rd most commonly held last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 31,962,921 people. Muravu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Muravu are found; 97 percent are found in Southern Africa and 97 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,446,817th most frequently used first name world-wide, held by 20 people.

The surname is most prevalent in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 222 people, or 1 in 69,542. In Zimbabwe Muravu is primarily found in: Masvingo Province, where 67 percent are found, Midlands Province, where 14 percent are found and Bulawayo Province, where 5 percent are found. Apart from Zimbabwe this surname occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 0 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Murgavu923/
Muravhu921/
Murasvu921/
Mutratvu861/
Murawu83720/
Murabu83215/
Murevu831/
Miravu831/
Murabus77296/
Muraibu776/
Murabhu775/
Murahwu773/
Murabau772/
Murauwu771/
Muraibut711/
Morabu6777/
Morawu679/
Mourabout671/
Murewu671/

Muravu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Muravu in the Marathi language
मुरवुmuravu-

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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 Muravu
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