Murekwa Surname

1,380,086th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 159 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Murekwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Murekwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe861:179,51421,615
Uganda711:549,84930,277
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Murekwa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Murekwa is more commonly found in Zimbabwe than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Murekwa click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Murekwa? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,380,086th most prevalent last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 45,833,622 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Murekwa reside; 54 percent reside in Southern Africa and 54 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

This last name is most commonly held in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 86 people, or 1 in 179,514. In Zimbabwe it is primarily found in: Mashonaland Central Province, where 50 percent reside, Masvingo Province, where 27 percent reside and Harare Province, where 15 percent reside. Without taking into account Zimbabwe this surname occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 45 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Morekwa86252/
Muregwa8683/
Murikwa8652/
Murakwa865/
Mirekwa865/
Murekwe861/
Murokwa861/
Muraikwa802/
Mureingwa751/
Miregwa71719/
Mirekua71350/
Mirikwa71261/
Murigwa71256/
Muragwa71120/
Muregwi7184/
Morikwa7137/
Morekwe714/
Murecua712/
Muregwe711/
Morekua711/
Murikwi711/
Mureygwi671/
Mirekuaa671/
Muiragwa671/

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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 Murekwa
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