Murwa Surname

378,680th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 943 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Murwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Murwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya5541:83,3577,655
South Africa2581:209,99122,252
Zimbabwe441:350,86933,247
Indonesia261:5,086,507239,866
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Uganda171:2,296,42870,019
Pakistan111:16,240,35364,496
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
England11:55,718,059489,080
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Murwa (300) may also be a first name.

Murwa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Murwa (Hindi: मुरवा) is held by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Murwa click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Murwa? popularity and diffusion

The surname Murwa is the 378,680th most common family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 7,728,044 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 95 percent of Murwa live; 61 percent live in East Africa and 53 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 508,767th most frequently occurring first name at a global level, held by 300 people.

The surname Murwa is most commonly held in Kenya, where it is borne by 554 people, or 1 in 83,357. In Kenya Murwa is most prevalent in: Kakamega County, where 55 percent live, Nairobi County, where 18 percent live and Bungoma County, where 12 percent live. Beside Kenya Murwa is found in 15 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 27 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 5 percent live.

Murwa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Murwa surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Murwa earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 40.79% less than the national average, earning R 140,712 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mmurwa91149/
Murway9173/
Murwad9133/
Murhwa9121/
Murwai9111/
Mhurwa917/
Murwaa914/
Murwah913/
Murwau912/
Muerwa911/
Murzwa911/
Murrwa911/
Murwaha8317/
Murwaja832/
Murwaya832/
Murua8016,025/
Morwa80315/
Murba80207/
Mirwa80120/
Murva8082/
Murwe8043/
Murwi8038/
Muggirwa771/
Muhgirwa771/
Mourba731,248/
Murvai731,203/
Mirwah73546/
Morway73454/
Mmirwa73132/
Murvay7388/
Mierwa7355/
Mirwai7353/
Murvat7342/
Murvaj7336/
Muruah7320/
Murwis7317/
Mmorwa7313/
Meurba7311/
Murrua739/
Muruat739/
Murwej738/
Morwau737/
Murbay737/
Mhirwa736/
Maurua734/
Muruas734/
Maurva733/
Muirwe732/
Mourwe732/
Mourva732/
Muruay732/
Mourua731/
Moerwa731/
Muurba731/
Murbha731/
Mourwo731/
Murwed731/
Mmurwe731/
Murvaja673/
Muruatt673/
Muruays672/
Muruayi671/
Mourbha671/
Mourbai671/
Murvais671/
Muruaas671/
Murweet671/
Musruat671/
Murwith670/

Murwa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Murwa in the Hindi language
मुरवाmurava-

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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
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  • 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 Murwa
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