Murinwa Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Murinwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Murinwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe31:5,146,080115,446
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Murinwa Last Name Facts

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

Murinwa is more frequently found in Zimbabwe than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Murinwa? popularity and diffusion

The surname Murinwa is the 8,968,613th most commonly held last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Murinwa live; 75 percent live in Southern Africa and 75 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

This last name is most commonly held in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 5,146,080. In Zimbabwe Murinwa is mostly found in: Harare Province, where 33 percent reside, Mashonaland East Province, where 33 percent reside and Midlands Province, where 33 percent reside. Outside of Zimbabwe Murinwa is found in one country. It is also found in Uganda, where 25 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Murinhwa9376/
Murimwa86482/
Morinwa8674/
Murimwwa801/
Murimba71960/
Muremwa71163/
Murimwe7162/
Murimwi717/
Murenba711/
Maurimba672/
Mourinbi671/
Mirnva621/
Muremba57578/
Murimbi57250/
Murembi5710/
Murimbo578/
Murmbay574/
Mournue571/
Murimboh537/

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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 Murinwa
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