Murimwa Surname
Approximately 482 people bear this surname
Murimwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 448 | 1:34,460 | 5,303 |
| England | 10 | 1:5,571,806 | 158,774 |
| South Africa | 9 | 1:6,019,745 | 157,966 |
| Australia | 6 | 1:4,499,284 | 146,780 |
| United States | 5 | 1:72,491,787 | 1,102,614 |
| Zambia | 4 | 1:3,962,480 | 38,524 |
Murimwa (14) may also be a first name.
Murimwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Murimwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Murimwa is more commonly found in Zimbabwe than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Murimwa? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 633,196th most widely held surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 15,119,390 people. Murimwa is primarily found in Africa, where 96 percent of Murimwa are found; 96 percent are found in Southern Africa and 96 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,024,661st most frequently used first name throughout the world It is held by 14 people.
The last name is most commonly held in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 448 people, or 1 in 34,460. In Zimbabwe Murimwa is most common in: Manicaland Province, where 27 percent live, Mashonaland Central Province, where 22 percent live and Midlands Province, where 20 percent live. Other than Zimbabwe Murimwa is found in 5 countries. It is also found in England, where 2 percent live and South Africa, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Murimhwa | 93 | 12 | / |
| Murimwwa | 93 | 1 | / |
| Murimhwai | 88 | 1 | / |
| Murimba | 86 | 960 | / |
| Muremwa | 86 | 163 | / |
| Murumwa | 86 | 143 | / |
| Murimwe | 86 | 62 | / |
| Murimwi | 86 | 7 | / |
| Murinwa | 86 | 4 | / |
| Murimva | 86 | 1 | / |
| Murhumwa | 80 | 75 | / |
| Maurimba | 80 | 2 | / |
| Mueremwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Muremba | 71 | 578 | / |
| Murimbi | 71 | 250 | / |
| Morinwa | 71 | 74 | / |
| Murimbo | 71 | 8 | / |
| Murmbay | 71 | 4 | / |
| Murimboh | 67 | 7 | / |
| Murhimbo | 67 | 4 | / |
| Murhemba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Murembe | 57 | 200 | / |
| Murembo | 57 | 62 | / |
| Murembi | 57 | 10 | / |
| Murenba | 57 | 1 | / |
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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 Murimwa
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