Murewa Surname

242,393rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,647 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Murewa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Murewa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe1,5731:9,8151,225
Nigeria271:6,560,843154,927
South Africa231:2,355,55298,611
England81:6,964,757184,742
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Murewa (266) may also be a first name.

Murewa Last Name Facts

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

Murewa is more commonly found in Zimbabwe than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Murewa? popularity and diffusion

The surname Murewa is the 242,393rd most frequently held surname internationally, held by around 1 in 4,424,739 people. The last name Murewa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Murewa are found; 97 percent are found in Southern Africa and 97 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Murewa is also the 545,281st most frequently occurring forename world-wide, borne by 266 people.

The surname Murewa is most commonly held in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 1,573 people, or 1 in 9,815. In Zimbabwe Murewa is mostly concentrated in: Mashonaland East Province, where 41 percent are found, Harare Province, where 21 percent are found and Manicaland Province, where 13 percent are found. Besides Zimbabwe this surname exists in 9 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 2 percent are found and South Africa, where 1 percent are found.

Murewa Last Name Statistics demography

Murewa earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 91.58% less than the national average, earning R 20,004 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Murehwa922,266/
Murewah927/
Murawa831,038/
Morewa83312/
Mureba83214/
Mureva83208/
Muriwa83129/
Murewi8379/
Mirewa839/
Murewo833/
Murewe832/
Murahwa771,747/
Muroiwa771,204/
Muraeva77756/
Mureeva77302/
Murieva77158/
Muraiwa77145/
Mureeba7790/
Muriwai7772/
Maurawa7763/
Murehwi7758/
Murehwe7732/
Muresva776/
Muryowa774/
Mureiba772/
Murohwa772/
Murevha771/
Murhewo771/
Murevad771/
Maureva771/
Moreway771/
Murawah771/
Murawha771/
Muriewi771/
Murowah771/
Murheba771/
Murzeva771/
Mahureva71142/
Murzeeva7123/
Murzieva7121/
Musreeva717/
Murhaeva714/
Muurahwa712/
Maurheva711/
Mauraiwa711/
Mooreway711/
Mouraiwa711/
Muhyreva711/
Murroway710/
Muriva67407/
Muriwo67335/
Murava67331/
Mireva67293/
Murawo67169/
Murevi67119/
Muriba6784/
Murebi6756/
Murebe6739/
Mirawa6721/
Moriwa6718/
Murjua6717/
Muribe6713/
Miriwa678/
Murebo677/
Müreva674/
Murevo674/
Muravo673/
Murive672/
Muriwe671/
Mureve671/

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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 Murewa
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