Murwaneza Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Murwaneza Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Murwaneza Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Murwaneza Last Name Facts

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

The surname Murwaneza is more commonly found in Uganda than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Murwaneza? popularity and diffusion

The last name Murwaneza is the 10,311,814th most commonly used surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Murwaneza are found; 67 percent are found in East Africa and 67 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

It is most commonly held in Uganda, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 19,519,640. In Uganda Murwaneza is most numerous in: Kibaale District, where 50 percent are found and Masindi District, where 50 percent are found. Excluding Uganda it occurs in one country. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 33 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Murawanza891/
Marwanza825/
Marwanzah7811/
Murwanise781/
Mereweneza744/
Mwaronza717/
Mrwanazi712/
M'Rwanzo711/
Mrwanaze711/
Mirwanzi711/
Mwarunza711/
Mioranzza6742/
Maranezzi6710/
Muwerenza673/
Mrhwanazi671/
Marwuinez671/
Marwanizo671/

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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 Murwaneza
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