Muriwo Surname
Approximately 335 people bear this surname
Muriwo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 333 | 1:46,361 | 7,128 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
Muriwo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Muriwo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Muriwo is held by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Muriwo? popularity and diffusion
The surname Muriwo is the 827,165th most frequently held family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 21,753,868 people. Muriwo occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Muriwo reside; 99 percent reside in Southern Africa and 99 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
The last name Muriwo is most widespread in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 333 people, or 1 in 46,361. In Zimbabwe it is most common in: Manicaland Province, where 59 percent live, Harare Province, where 15 percent live and Mashonaland East Province, where 8 percent live. Excluding Zimbabwe Muriwo exists in 2 countries. It is also common in England, where 0 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Muriwa | 83 | 129 | / |
| Murivo | 83 | 100 | / |
| Muribo | 83 | 9 | / |
| Moriwo | 83 | 5 | / |
| Murewo | 83 | 3 | / |
| Miriwo | 83 | 1 | / |
| Muroiwa | 77 | 1,204 | / |
| Muraiwa | 77 | 145 | / |
| Muriová | 77 | 9 | / |
| Murhewo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mhoriwo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mauriová | 71 | 24 | / |
| Mauraiwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mouraiwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Maurisuo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Murewa | 67 | 1,647 | / |
| Muriva | 67 | 407 | / |
| Muruwa | 67 | 153 | / |
| Muriba | 67 | 84 | / |
| Moriwa | 67 | 18 | / |
| Miriwa | 67 | 8 | / |
| Murebo | 67 | 7 | / |
| Murevo | 67 | 4 | / |
| Miruwo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Muruvo | 67 | 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 Muriwo
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