Murwira Surname

74,228th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,625 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Murwira Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Murwira Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe6,4891:2,379155
England391:1,428,66862,556
South Africa361:1,504,93677,557
Botswana281:78,10513,263
New Zealand61:754,72041,661
Namibia51:481,88011,140
Mozambique41:6,815,3924,272
Swaziland41:324,550996
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Murwira (183) may also be a first name.

Murwira Last Name Facts

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

Murwira is found in Zimbabwe more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Murwira? popularity and diffusion

It is the 74,228th most commonly occurring family name globally, held by around 1 in 1,100,007 people. The last name Murwira is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Murwira live; 99 percent live in Southern Africa and 99 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 673,127th most widely held first name world-wide It is held by 183 people.

The last name Murwira is most numerous in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 6,489 people, or 1 in 2,379. In Zimbabwe Murwira is most prevalent in: Harare Province, where 24 percent reside, Mashonaland East Province, where 23 percent reside and Manicaland Province, where 14 percent reside. Outside of Zimbabwe Murwira occurs in 15 countries. It is also common in England, where 1 percent reside and South Africa, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Murwirah931/
Murwaira931/
Murwiri86179/
Muruira862/
Murwera861/
Murwiro861/
Mirwira861/
Muruhira802/
Murwitri801/
Morweira801/
Muruiri714/
Morwera711/
Morveira671/
Maurweri671/
Mourbaire631/
Morwery572/
Murbery570/
Muiruiri534/
Murberry532/
Morviere530/

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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
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  • 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 Murwira
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