Murorwa Surname

2,136,387th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 78 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Murorwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Murorwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda501:780,78637,485
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Zimbabwe71:2,205,46397,905

Murorwa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Murorwa is carried by more people in Uganda than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Murorwa? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,136,387th most frequently occurring surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 93,430,076 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Murorwa are found; 64 percent are found in East Africa and 64 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

The surname Murorwa is most widespread in Uganda, where it is carried by 50 people, or 1 in 780,786. In Uganda Murorwa is mostly concentrated in: Kabarole District, where 48 percent are found, Kyenjojo District, where 14 percent are found and Wakiso District, where 12 percent are found. Barring Uganda Murorwa exists in 2 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 27 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 9 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Muroorwa9328/
Murerwa8612,431/
Murorua86227/
Murarwa861/
Mururwa861/
Muererwa80131/
Muraurwa8010/
Musrurwa803/
Mureerwa801/
Murherwa801/
Mirarwa7112/
Murarwi711/
Mururwe711/
Murarwe711/
Mururui574/
Morarui572/
Morarwi571/
Murarbi571/
Mororui571/

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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 Murorwa
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