Murengwa Surname

280,928th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,374 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Murengwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Murengwa Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe1,3681:11,2851,453
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
England11:55,718,059489,080

Murengwa (14) may also be a first name.

Murengwa Last Name Facts

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

Murengwa occurs more in Zimbabwe more than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Murengwa? popularity and diffusion

The surname Murengwa is the 280,928th most frequently occurring last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 5,303,891 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Murengwa live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,024,661st most numerous given name worldwide. It is borne by 14 people.

This surname is most prevalent in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 1,368 people, or 1 in 11,285. In Zimbabwe Murengwa is primarily found in: Mashonaland West Province, where 58 percent are found, Mashonaland Central Province, where 13 percent are found and Midlands Province, where 10 percent are found. Not including Zimbabwe this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 0 percent are found and England, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Muringwa88424/
Murengwe88103/
Murengwi8818/
Morengwa8811/
Muremgwa881/
Mirengwa881/
Muriengwe8272/
Mhuriengwe7867/
Mauriengwe781/
Muringwi7514/
Mhiringwa711/
Morengue6337/
Moringue505/
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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 Murengwa
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