Muruvi Surname

520,022nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 626 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Muruvi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Muruvi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe6181:24,9813,794
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
England11:55,718,059489,080
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Muruvi (27) may also be a first name.

Muruvi Last Name Facts

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

Muruvi occurs most in Zimbabwe. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Muruvi.

How Common Is The Last Name Muruvi? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 520,022nd most commonly used last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 11,641,447 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Muruvi are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Muruvi is also the 2,036,353rd most commonly held first name throughout the world, held by 27 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 618 people, or 1 in 24,981. In Zimbabwe it is most numerous in: Mashonaland West Province, where 25 percent live, Midlands Province, where 22 percent live and Masvingo Province, where 20 percent live. Barring Zimbabwe this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 1 percent live and Canada, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Muruvhi928/
Muruvai922/
Muruve83184/
Murubi83162/
Muruwi8326/
Muruva8318/
Murivi831/
Muruvee7727/
Muruwei778/
Mgurubi776/
Muruvha773/
Muruvet772/
Mourubi771/
Murubai771/
Muroubi771/
Murumpi771/
Murubhai719/
Maurubio718/
Mauruwai712/
Muruvesh711/
Muruvaja711/
Muruba67373/
Murube67273/
Muruwa67153/
Morubi6784/
Murobi6779/
Muruwe6761/
Moruwi677/
Murive672/
Mirivi672/
Muriwe671/
Murowi671/
Mouroubie671/

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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 Muruvi
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