Murongwa Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Murongwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Murongwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe61:2,573,040106,478
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Murongwa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Murongwa is carried by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Murongwa? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 5,587,209th most frequently used last name globally, held by around 1 in 607,295,493 people. The surname Murongwa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Murongwa reside; 92 percent reside in Southern Africa and 92 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The last name Murongwa is most prevalent in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 6 people, or 1 in 2,573,040. In Zimbabwe Murongwa is most prevalent in: Masvingo Province, where 100 percent live. Besides Zimbabwe Murongwa occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 42 percent live and Uganda, where 8 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Murangwa887,222/
Morongwa88187/
Murungwa88103/
Murongwe8814/
Murongwi881/
Morongwe75204/
Morangwa755/
Murungwe752/
Mhurungwe713/
Mourangwe712/
Moronkwe634/
Mhurunengwe631/
Miranggua591/
Morhongue591/
Morangue500/

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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 Murongwa
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