Muruva Surname

4,649,889th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Muruva Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Muruva Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe111:1,403,47676,064
India51:153,413,076951,030
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Muruva (19) may also be a first name.

Muruva Last Name Facts

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

Muruva (Hindi: मुरूवा) has its highest incidence in Zimbabwe. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Muruva? popularity and diffusion

The surname Muruva is the 4,649,889th most frequent last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 404,863,662 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 72 percent of Muruva are found; 67 percent are found in Southern Africa and 67 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Muruva is also the 2,523,061st most frequently held forename world-wide. It is borne by 19 people.

The last name Muruva is most widespread in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 11 people, or 1 in 1,403,476. In Zimbabwe it is most numerous in: Mashonaland East Province, where 82 percent are found, Harare Province, where 9 percent are found and Manicaland Province, where 9 percent are found. Other than Zimbabwe Muruva is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in India, where 28 percent are found and Kenya, where 6 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Murueva92532/
Muruvha923/
Muruvai922/
Muruvat921/
Murhueva861/
Muruvaja861/
Muruvi83626/
Muriva83407/
Muruba83373/
Muruve83184/
Muruwa83153/
Miruva8310/
Muruvo831/
Murieva77158/
Muruvee7727/
Muruvhi778/
Mauriva777/
Mauruwa775/
Murubas772/
Muruvet772/
Mirueva772/
Murouba771/
Murubai771/
Murzuba771/
Muruhwa771/
Muruwau771/
Mourouvaya753/
Murubhai719/
Mahuruba718/
Mauruwai712/
Mourouwa711/
Mourouba711/
Muruvesh711/
Muruwaya711/
Moruwa67291/
Murube67273/
Murubi67162/
Muriwa67129/
Murivo67100/
Muruwe6761/
Muruwi6726/
Muroba6717/
Moruba675/
Murruchua671/
Miriva671/

Muruva Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Muruva in the Hindi language
मुरूवाmuruva-

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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 Muruva
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