Muruwa Surname
Approximately 153 people bear this surname
Muruwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 132 | 1:116,956 | 15,881 |
| Papua New Guinea | 14 | 1:582,408 | 70,330 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Muruwa (16) may also be a first name.
Muruwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Muruwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Muruwa is carried by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Muruwa? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,415,499th most frequently occurring surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 47,631,019 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 91 percent of Muruwa are found; 87 percent are found in Southern Africa and 87 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Muruwa is also the 2,786,762nd most common first name globally It is held by 16 people.
This last name is most frequently occurring in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 132 people, or 1 in 116,956. In Zimbabwe it is primarily found in: Manicaland Province, where 52 percent are found, Harare Province, where 22 percent are found and Mashonaland East Province, where 16 percent are found. Other than Zimbabwe Muruwa occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 9 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 3 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauruwa | 92 | 5 | / |
| Muruwau | 92 | 1 | / |
| Muruhwa | 92 | 1 | / |
| Mauruwai | 86 | 2 | / |
| Muruwaya | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mourouwa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Muruba | 83 | 373 | / |
| Moruwa | 83 | 291 | / |
| Muriwa | 83 | 129 | / |
| Muruwe | 83 | 61 | / |
| Muruwi | 83 | 26 | / |
| Muruva | 83 | 18 | / |
| Murueva | 77 | 532 | / |
| Muriwai | 77 | 72 | / |
| Moruwai | 77 | 21 | / |
| Muruwei | 77 | 8 | / |
| Muruvha | 77 | 3 | / |
| Muruvai | 77 | 2 | / |
| Murubai | 77 | 1 | / |
| Morouwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Muruwop | 77 | 1 | / |
| Muruvat | 77 | 1 | / |
| Murouba | 77 | 1 | / |
| Murowah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Murubhai | 71 | 9 | / |
| Murhueva | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mourouba | 71 | 1 | / |
| Muruvaja | 71 | 1 | / |
| Murroway | 71 | 0 | / |
| Muruvi | 67 | 626 | / |
| Muriva | 67 | 407 | / |
| Muriwo | 67 | 335 | / |
| Moruwo | 67 | 301 | / |
| Murube | 67 | 273 | / |
| Moruwe | 67 | 239 | / |
| Murowe | 67 | 205 | / |
| Muruve | 67 | 184 | / |
| Murubi | 67 | 162 | / |
| Miruva | 67 | 10 | / |
| Miriwa | 67 | 8 | / |
| Moruwi | 67 | 7 | / |
| Muruvo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Miruwo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Murruchua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Murowi | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Muruwa
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