Muroiwa Surname

312,422nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,204 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Muroiwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Muroiwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe1,1471:13,4601,835
Japan531:2,412,15630,150
England21:27,859,030389,889
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Muroiwa (202) may also be a first name.

Muroiwa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Muroiwa is more frequently found in Zimbabwe than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Muroiwa? popularity and diffusion

The last name Muroiwa is the 312,422nd most commonly held family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 6,052,779 people. Muroiwa occurs mostly in Africa, where 95 percent of Muroiwa reside; 95 percent reside in Southern Africa and 95 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Muroiwa is also the 637,340th most frequent first name in the world, held by 202 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 1,147 people, or 1 in 13,460. In Zimbabwe Muroiwa is primarily concentrated in: Mashonaland Central Province, where 24 percent are found, Masvingo Province, where 19 percent are found and Mashonaland East Province, where 14 percent are found. Not including Zimbabwe it is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Japan, where 4 percent are found and England, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Muroyiwa932,064/
Murowa92642/
Muriwa92129/
Muraiwa86145/
Muriwai8672/
Murowat8650/
Mourowa866/
Muryowa864/
Murohwa862/
Murrowa862/
Murowah861/
Murayiwa8030/
Murowatz8026/
Moroyiwa8013/
Mureyiwa802/
Mauraiwa801/
Mourouwa801/
Mouraiwa801/
Murroway800/
Murova771,721/
Murewa771,647/
Murawa771,038/
Morowa77968/
Muriva77407/
Muriwo77335/
Murowe77205/
Muriba7784/
Murobi7779/
Murovi7757/
Moriwa7718/
Muroba7717/
Miriwa778/
Murowi771/
Muriwe771/
Murehwa712,266/
Murahwa711,747/
Murovhi711,146/
Murzova71593/
Murieva71158/
Muurawa7164/
Maurawa7163/
Maurova7158/
Murgova7140/
Mouriba7131/
Murivha7130/
Morojwa7122/
Mhoriwa7120/
Muribay7120/
Muerova7120/
Muhrobi7115/
Musriva7112/
Muhrowi719/
Muribai718/
Murewah717/
Mauriva717/
Morowai717/
Murovoi715/
Murrobi714/
Musrawa714/
Mutrowi713/
Morrowa713/
Mmiriwa713/
Mutrova713/
Murobha712/
Muraiua712/
Mureiba712/
Hmurova712/
Mourova712/
Muravoi712/
Murhova712/
Murawah711/
Murawha711/
Muriewi711/
Murihwi711/
Murisva711/
Murivad711/
Murohwe711/
Murouba711/
Muraiva711/
Mourowe711/
Murovie711/
Mauriba711/
Mhiriwa711/
Morouwa711/
Morowaa711/
Morowoa711/
Morriwa711/
Murzawa711/
Murovat711/
Murowhi711/
Muhrova711/
Murgiua711/
Muroubi711/
Murovei711/
Murivaya6781/
Murovich6736/
Murzieva6721/
Mourawad6717/
Murhovhi678/
Musriwui675/
Muriyeva674/
Muriyeba673/
Murayova672/
Muruyova672/
Muurahwa672/
Murovatz672/
Murovaya671/
Muravyoa671/
Maurgova671/
Hmurovis671/
Moroyewa671/
Mauryova671/
Mourouba671/
Moraiwai671/
Murawatz671/
Mihrihwa671/
Morroway670/

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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 Muroiwa
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