Murenza Surname

381,502nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 934 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Murenza Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Murenza Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe9321:16,5652,423
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114

Murenza Last Name Facts

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

The last name Murenza is more frequently found in Zimbabwe than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Murenza? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 381,502nd most commonly used family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 7,802,512 people. The surname Murenza is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Murenza are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

It is most prevalent in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 932 people, or 1 in 16,565. In Zimbabwe it is mostly concentrated in: Mashonaland Central Province, where 57 percent are found, Mashonaland East Province, where 15 percent are found and Mashonaland West Province, where 9 percent are found. Apart from Zimbabwe this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in Uganda, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mourenza93276/
Maurenza9364/
Murenzi8631,097/
Morenza86317/
Murenze8625/
Murinza8617/
Murenja863/
Maurenzi80234/
Murenzhe802/
Mureenzi802/
Maurenzo801/
Maurenzzi7528/
Maurencia751/
Murinzi713,073/
Murenje711,066/
Murenge71629/
Morenzi7173/
Mirenzo7140/
Murengi7130/
Morenzo7121/
Morenzy718/
Murenji714/
Morensa713/
Murensi712/
Murinze711/
Morinza711/
Murinja711/
Morenze711/
Murinsa711/
Maurenzich711/
Morenca710/
Maurency67164/
Morencia6773/
Maurence6769/
Morenzie6726/
Mirenzio6725/
Mourence6712/
Mourenco6711/
Murzenco6711/
Murienco678/
Maurensy674/
Maurenci672/
Hmurenco672/

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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 Murenza
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