Murumwa Surname
Approximately 143 people bear this surname
Murumwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 115 | 1:401,564 | 22,499 |
| Zimbabwe | 24 | 1:643,260 | 47,966 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Murumwa (18) may also be a first name.
Murumwa Demographics
Murumwa Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Murumwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Murumwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Murumwa is more frequently found in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of Murumwa click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Murumwa? popularity and diffusion
The surname Murumwa is the 1,478,479th most commonly held family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 50,961,860 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Murumwa live; 81 percent live in East Africa and 80 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,608,198th most commonly held forename in the world. It is borne by 18 people.
This last name is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is held by 115 people, or 1 in 401,564. In Kenya it is most numerous in: Kakamega County, where 96 percent live, Bungoma County, where 1 percent live and Nairobi County, where 1 percent live. Beside Kenya it exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 17 percent live and South Africa, where 2 percent live.
Murumwa Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Murumwa surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Murhumwa | 93 | 75 | / |
| Murumba | 86 | 3,284 | / |
| Murimwa | 86 | 482 | / |
| Murunwa | 86 | 72 | / |
| Muromwa | 86 | 8 | / |
| Morumwa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Murumwe | 86 | 1 | / |
| Murimhwa | 80 | 12 | / |
| Murumbah | 80 | 1 | / |
| Muurumba | 80 | 1 | / |
| Muruumba | 80 | 1 | / |
| Murimwwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Murhumba | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mouroumba | 75 | 2 | / |
| Murimhwai | 75 | 1 | / |
| Murumbi | 71 | 1,690 | / |
| Muromwe | 71 | 58 | / |
| Murumbe | 71 | 42 | / |
| Murumbo | 71 | 17 | / |
| Murunba | 71 | 1 | / |
| Murimva | 71 | 1 | / |
| Murumbei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Murromua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Murunwei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mouroumbo | 63 | 1 | / |
| Mouroumbou | 59 | 8 | / |
| Moronwa | 57 | 2 | / |
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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 Murumwa
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