Murawu Surname

467,272nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 720 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Murawu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Murawu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe6921:22,3103,366
South Africa151:3,611,847123,156
England81:6,964,757184,742
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Murawu (80) may also be a first name.

Murawu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Murawu occurs more in Zimbabwe more than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Murawu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 467,272nd most widespread surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 10,121,592 people. The surname Murawu occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Murawu live; 98 percent live in Southern Africa and 98 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,075,395th most commonly used first name in the world, borne by 80 people.

The last name Murawu is most commonly occurring in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 692 people, or 1 in 22,310. In Zimbabwe it is most prevalent in: Manicaland Province, where 35 percent live, Mashonaland East Province, where 21 percent live and Masvingo Province, where 20 percent live. Beside Zimbabwe it occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 2 percent live and England, where 1 percent live.

Murawu Last Name Statistics demography

Murawu earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 53.52% less than the national average, earning R 110,448 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Murahwu923/
Murauwu921/
Muravu83228/
Murabu83215/
Morawu839/
Murewu831/
Muraibu776/
Murabhu775/
Murgavu773/
Murabau772/
Murasvu771/
Muravhu771/
Morhawu771/
Mutratvu711/
Miravu671/
Murevu671/

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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 Murawu
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