Murukwa Surname
Approximately 57 people bear this surname
Murukwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 55 | 1:280,695 | 28,958 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Murukwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Murukwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Murukwa has its highest incidence in Zimbabwe. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Murukwa? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,555,468th most widespread family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 127,851,683 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Murukwa live; 96 percent live in Southern Africa and 96 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
Murukwa is most widespread in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 55 people, or 1 in 280,695. In Zimbabwe Murukwa is mostly concentrated in: Manicaland Province, where 47 percent are found, Midlands Province, where 27 percent are found and Harare Province, where 15 percent are found. Excluding Zimbabwe this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 2 percent are found and Nigeria, where 2 percent are found.
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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 Murukwa
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