Muretwa Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Muretwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Muretwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe71:2,205,46397,905
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Muretwa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Muretwa occurs in Zimbabwe more than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Muretwa.

How Common Is The Last Name Muretwa? popularity and diffusion

The last name Muretwa is the 6,063,924th most commonly used family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 728,754,592 people. Muretwa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Muretwa are found; 80 percent are found in Southern Africa and 80 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

This surname is most frequent in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 7 people, or 1 in 2,205,463. In Zimbabwe Muretwa is primarily found in: Mashonaland East Province, where 86 percent reside and Manicaland Province, where 14 percent reside. Aside from Zimbabwe this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 20 percent reside and South Africa, where 10 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Muratwa86781/
Murotwa8622/
Muredwa863/
Muretua861/
Mureshtwad821/
Murotua716/
Muridwa716/
Muratua712/
Moretwe711/
Moredwa711/
Morethwe671/
Maurituis501/
Maurituer500/

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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
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  • 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 Muretwa
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