Murwanashaka Surname

1,551,568th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 133 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Murwanashaka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Murwanashaka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo961:769,57954,223
Uganda331:1,183,00847,935
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Murwanashaka (62) may also be a first name.

Murwanashaka Last Name Facts

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

The last name Murwanashaka is held by more people in The DR Congo than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Murwanashaka? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,551,568th most commonly held surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 54,793,578 people. Murwanashaka occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Murwanashaka reside; 72 percent reside in Central Africa and 72 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Murwanashaka is also the 1,246,114th most frequently used first name in the world, borne by 62 people.

It is most commonly held in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 96 people, or 1 in 769,579. Excluding The DR Congo this last name exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 25 percent reside and Burundi, where 1 percent reside.

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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
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