Murwiri Surname

1,276,805th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 179 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Murwiri Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Murwiri Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe1781:86,73212,575
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Murwiri Last Name Facts

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

The surname Murwiri is found most in Zimbabwe. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Murwiri? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,276,805th most numerous surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 40,712,547 people. The last name Murwiri is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Murwiri reside; 99 percent reside in Southern Africa and 99 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

It is most frequently held in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 178 people, or 1 in 86,732. In Zimbabwe Murwiri is mostly concentrated in: Masvingo Province, where 74 percent live, Manicaland Province, where 17 percent live and Harare Province, where 7 percent live. Beside Zimbabwe this surname exists in one country. It also occurs in Kenya, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Murwitri931/
Murwira866,625/
Muruiri864/
Muiruiri804/
Murwaira801/
Maurweri801/
Muruira712/
Murwera711/
Muruhira672/
Morweira671/
Mourbaire631/
Morwery572/
Morwera571/
Murbery570/
Murberry532/
Morveira531/
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 Murwiri
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