Murwanyi Surname

4,427,875th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Murwanyi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Murwanyi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda191:2,054,69965,771
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947

Murwanyi Last Name Facts

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

Murwanyi is borne by more people in Uganda than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Murwanyi? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 4,427,875th most numerous last name on earth, held by around 1 in 364,377,296 people. Murwanyi is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Murwanyi are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 100 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

The surname is most numerous in Uganda, where it is borne by 19 people, or 1 in 2,054,699. In Uganda Murwanyi is mostly concentrated in: Ssembabule District, where 37 percent live, Luuka District, where 11 percent live and Busia District, where 5 percent live. Excluding Uganda Murwanyi occurs in one country. It is also common in Rwanda, where 5 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Murwani933,579/
Murwany931/
Muruanyi881/
Murwaani881/
Murwahani8238/
Murwana8051/
Muruani8017/
Murvani8010/
Murweny804/
Mirwany804/
Murwane801/
Moerwani7595/
Mourwane7564/
Murwange7521/
Mourwana758/
Morwanie752/
Maurwana752/
Muruangi751/
Miruanyi751/
Mirwanie751/
Murvaney751/
Morwane671,056/
Morwana67164/
Murvana6786/
Murueni679/
Murvane674/
Mirwane672/
Muruana672/
Muruane671/
Murbane671/
Muruange631/
Mourbane631/
Moruane531,141/
Moruana5315/

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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 Murwanyi
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