Murebwa Surname
Approximately 476 people bear this surname
Murebwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 386 | 1:39,995 | 6,171 |
| DR Congo | 48 | 1:1,539,158 | 86,567 |
| Uganda | 20 | 1:1,951,964 | 63,898 |
| Rwanda | 9 | 1:1,262,775 | 2,632 |
| Wales | 6 | 1:515,755 | 23,171 |
| Scotland | 4 | 1:1,338,454 | 35,497 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
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.
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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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