Muruwa Surname

1,415,499th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 153 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Muruwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Muruwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe1321:116,95615,881
Papua New Guinea141:582,40870,330
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

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 occurs in Zimbabwe more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Muruwa.

How Common Is The Last Name Muruwa? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,415,499th most widely held surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 47,631,019 people. The surname Muruwa is mostly found in Africa, where 91 percent of Muruwa live; 87 percent live in Southern Africa and 87 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,786,762nd most frequently used forename at a global level, borne by 16 people.

It is most prevalent in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 132 people, or 1 in 116,956. In Zimbabwe Muruwa is most numerous in: Manicaland Province, where 52 percent reside, Harare Province, where 22 percent reside and Mashonaland East Province, where 16 percent reside. Aside from Zimbabwe this last name is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 9 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mauruwa925/
Muruwau921/
Muruhwa921/
Mauruwai862/
Muruwaya861/
Mourouwa861/
Muruba83373/
Moruwa83291/
Muriwa83129/
Muruwe8361/
Muruwi8326/
Muruva8318/
Murueva77532/
Muriwai7772/
Moruwai7721/
Muruwei778/
Muruvha773/
Muruvai772/
Murubai771/
Morouwa771/
Muruwop771/
Muruvat771/
Murouba771/
Murowah771/
Murubhai719/
Murhueva711/
Mourouba711/
Muruvaja711/
Murroway710/
Muruvi67626/
Muriva67407/
Muriwo67335/
Moruwo67301/
Murube67273/
Moruwe67239/
Murowe67205/
Muruve67184/
Murubi67162/
Miruva6710/
Miriwa678/
Moruwi677/
Muruvo671/
Miruwo671/
Murruchua671/
Murowi671/

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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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