Murwi Surname

3,185,033rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 38 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Murwi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Murwi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe231:671,22849,171
Indonesia131:10,173,015372,576
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Murwi (14) may also be a first name.

Murwi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Murwi is borne by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Murwi? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,185,033rd most commonly occurring last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 191,777,524 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 61 percent of Murwi reside; 61 percent reside in Southern Africa and 61 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,024,661st most frequently used first name in the world, held by 14 people.

This last name is most commonly held in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 23 people, or 1 in 671,228. In Zimbabwe Murwi is most prevalent in: Harare Province, where 57 percent are found, Mashonaland West Province, where 39 percent are found and Masvingo Province, where 4 percent are found. Without taking into account Zimbabwe it is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 34 percent are found and Malaysia, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Murwis9117/
Murwai9111/
Murwith830/
Murwa80943/
Murui80130/
Murvi8070/
Murwe8043/
Murbi8041/
Murrweiß7737/
Murvai731,203/
Mmurwa73149/
Murway7373/
Mirwai7353/
Murvoi7343/
Murbiy7337/
Murbii7334/
Murhwa7321/
Murwej738/
Mhurwa737/
Maurui734/
Murwaa734/
Muirui733/
Muruip732/
Murvit732/
Murvis732/
Mourwe732/
Muirwe732/
Murvie732/
Murbei731/
Murwed731/
Mmurwe731/
Mourui731/
Murzwa731/
Murrwa731/
Morwoi731/
Murrweiss717/
Murveit6731/
Murwaha6717/
Murvich6715/
Mauruis675/
Murouhi672/
Murwaya672/
Murwaja672/
Mourbih671/
Murvais671/
Murweet671/
Mausrui671/
Mourbai671/
Muruayi671/

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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 Murwi
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis