Murwa Surname
Approximately 943 people bear this surname
Murwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 554 | 1:83,357 | 7,655 |
| South Africa | 258 | 1:209,991 | 22,252 |
| Zimbabwe | 44 | 1:350,869 | 33,247 |
| Indonesia | 26 | 1:5,086,507 | 239,866 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| Uganda | 17 | 1:2,296,428 | 70,019 |
| Pakistan | 11 | 1:16,240,353 | 64,496 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Murwa (300) may also be a first name.
Murwa Demographics
Murwa Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Murwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Murwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Murwa (Hindi: मुरवा) is found in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Murwa? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 378,680th most widely held surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 7,728,044 people. The surname Murwa is predominantly found in Africa, where 95 percent of Murwa reside; 61 percent reside in East Africa and 53 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Murwa is also the 508,767th most numerous first name internationally It is held by 300 people.
It is most common in Kenya, where it is borne by 554 people, or 1 in 83,357. In Kenya Murwa is mostly found in: Kakamega County, where 55 percent reside, Nairobi County, where 18 percent reside and Bungoma County, where 12 percent reside. Without taking into account Kenya this surname occurs in 15 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 27 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 5 percent reside.
Murwa Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the last name 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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mmurwa | 91 | 149 | / |
| Murway | 91 | 73 | / |
| Murwad | 91 | 33 | / |
| Murhwa | 91 | 21 | / |
| Murwai | 91 | 11 | / |
| Mhurwa | 91 | 7 | / |
| Murwaa | 91 | 4 | / |
| Murwah | 91 | 3 | / |
| Murwau | 91 | 2 | / |
| Muerwa | 91 | 1 | / |
| Murzwa | 91 | 1 | / |
| Murrwa | 91 | 1 | / |
| Murwaha | 83 | 17 | / |
| Murwaja | 83 | 2 | / |
| Murwaya | 83 | 2 | / |
| Murua | 80 | 16,025 | / |
| Morwa | 80 | 315 | / |
| Murba | 80 | 207 | / |
| Mirwa | 80 | 120 | / |
| Murva | 80 | 82 | / |
| Murwe | 80 | 43 | / |
| Murwi | 80 | 38 | / |
| Muggirwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Muhgirwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mourba | 73 | 1,248 | / |
| Murvai | 73 | 1,203 | / |
| Mirwah | 73 | 546 | / |
| Morway | 73 | 454 | / |
| Mmirwa | 73 | 132 | / |
| Murvay | 73 | 88 | / |
| Mierwa | 73 | 55 | / |
| Mirwai | 73 | 53 | / |
| Murvat | 73 | 42 | / |
| Murvaj | 73 | 36 | / |
| Muruah | 73 | 20 | / |
| Murwis | 73 | 17 | / |
| Mmorwa | 73 | 13 | / |
| Meurba | 73 | 11 | / |
| Murrua | 73 | 9 | / |
| Muruat | 73 | 9 | / |
| Murwej | 73 | 8 | / |
| Morwau | 73 | 7 | / |
| Murbay | 73 | 7 | / |
| Mhirwa | 73 | 6 | / |
| Maurua | 73 | 4 | / |
| Muruas | 73 | 4 | / |
| Maurva | 73 | 3 | / |
| Muirwe | 73 | 2 | / |
| Mourwe | 73 | 2 | / |
| Mourva | 73 | 2 | / |
| Muruay | 73 | 2 | / |
| Mourua | 73 | 1 | / |
| Moerwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Muurba | 73 | 1 | / |
| Murbha | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mourwo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Murwed | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mmurwe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Murvaja | 67 | 3 | / |
| Muruatt | 67 | 3 | / |
| Muruays | 67 | 2 | / |
| Muruayi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mourbha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mourbai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Murvais | 67 | 1 | / |
| Muruaas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Murweet | 67 | 1 | / |
| Musruat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Murwith | 67 | 0 | / |
Murwa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Murwa in the Hindi language | ||
| मुरवा | murava | - |
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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 Murwa
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