Musarurwa Surname

72,151st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,837 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Musarurwa Surname User-submission:

The Musarurwa surname means 'chosen one' or 'one who has been selected to do something'.

Musarurwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe6,6891:2,308149
England641:870,59545,570
South Africa291:1,868,19787,346
Botswana171:128,64318,229
Zambia91:1,761,10232,119
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Namibia41:602,35012,421
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543

Musarurwa (998) may also be a first name.

Musarurwa Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Musarurwa surname means 'chosen one' or 'one who has been selected to do something'.

- rudo

Musarurwa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Musarurwa has its highest incidence in Zimbabwe. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Musarurwa click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Musarurwa? popularity and diffusion

Musarurwa is the 72,151st most frequently used surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 1,065,898 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Musarurwa live; 99 percent live in Southern Africa and 99 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 254,712th most widely held first name in the world, borne by 998 people.

This last name is most frequent in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 6,689 people, or 1 in 2,308. In Zimbabwe Musarurwa is primarily concentrated in: Harare Province, where 27 percent live, Mashonaland West Province, where 26 percent live and Mashonaland East Province, where 13 percent live. Besides Zimbabwe Musarurwa exists in 21 countries. It is also common in England, where 1 percent live and South Africa, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Musaruirwa951/
Musharurwa951/
Musarirwa8917/
Muzarurwa898/
Musarorwa891/
Musarurwe891/
Musarurwi891/
Muzarirwa781/
Muzerurwa781/
Mushororwa741/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Musarurwa
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