Murewi Surname

2,121,169th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 79 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Murewi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Murewi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe761:203,13523,436
England11:55,718,059489,080
Iceland11:380,09011,096
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Murewi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Murewi occurs more in Zimbabwe more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Murewi? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,121,169th most frequently occurring surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 92,247,417 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Murewi reside; 97 percent reside in Southern Africa and 97 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The last name Murewi is most widespread in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 76 people, or 1 in 203,135. In Zimbabwe it is most frequent in: Harare Province, where 71 percent reside, Bulawayo Province, where 13 percent reside and Manicaland Province, where 9 percent reside. Beside Zimbabwe this surname is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in England, where 1 percent reside and Iceland, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Murehwi9258/
Muriewi921/
Murewa831,647/
Murevi83119/
Murebi8356/
Murawi8355/
Murewe832/
Murowi831/
Murahwi77297/
Muravei77135/
Mureibi77132/
Muriwai7772/
Murehwe7732/
Mureebi7722/
Mureibe7710/
Muhrowi779/
Murawih776/
Murovei771/
Murrawi771/
Murowhi771/
Mourevi771/
Murihwi771/
Murawyi771/
Murevich7127/
Muraywid7121/
Musriwui715/
Murove673,146/
Muriva67407/
Morewa67312/
Murowe67205/
Miriwi67142/
Muriwa67129/
Muravi6764/
Murovi6757/
Mirawi6755/
Murave6745/
Muribi6741/
Murebe6739/
Muriby6729/
Muribe6713/
Murawe674/
Murawy673/
Murive672/
Mirevi672/
Mureve671/
Maurevich671/
Mirewe671/
Mureevich671/
Murivi671/
Muriwe671/

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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 Murewi
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