Murebwa Surname

639,219th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 476 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Murebwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Murebwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe3861:39,9956,171
DR Congo481:1,539,15886,567
Uganda201:1,951,96463,898
Rwanda91:1,262,7752,632
Wales61:515,75523,171
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
England11:55,718,059489,080
Iceland11:380,09011,096

Murebwa (86) may also be a first name.

Murebwa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Murebwa is carried by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Murebwa click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Murebwa? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 639,219th most frequently used family name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 15,309,970 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Murebwa are found; 81 percent are found in Southern Africa and 81 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Murebwa is also the 1,032,266th most commonly occurring first name globally, held by 86 people.

The surname Murebwa is most frequently used in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 386 people, or 1 in 39,995. In Zimbabwe it is most numerous in: Midlands Province, where 24 percent reside, Masvingo Province, where 22 percent reside and Harare Province, where 20 percent reside. Apart from Zimbabwe this surname is found in 8 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 10 percent reside and Uganda, where 4 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Murhebwa93719/
Mureebwa932/
Murabwa86181/
Muribwa8628/
Murebwi8619/
Murebwe868/
Murepwa861/
M'Murhebwa821/
Murhabwa801/
Muribwoha751/
Murapwa7115/
Muribva7113/
Muropwa711/
Muribbo5739/
Mirabva571/
Mirabwo571/

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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 Murebwa
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