Muturwa Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Muturwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Muturwa Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda81:4,879,910106,546
Zimbabwe31:5,146,080115,446

Muturwa (15) may also be a first name.

Muturwa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Muturwa has its highest incidence in Uganda. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Muturwa? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 5,812,366th most frequently used family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 662,504,174 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Muturwa live; 73 percent live in East Africa and 73 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,900,335th most commonly used first name at a global level, held by 15 people.

Muturwa is most widespread in Uganda, where it is carried by 8 people, or 1 in 4,879,910. In Uganda it is most frequent in: Bundibugyo District, where 75 percent are found, Ntungamo District, where 13 percent are found and Ssembabule District, where 13 percent are found. Barring Uganda this last name is found in one country. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 27 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mutaurwa93682/
Muthurwa9358/
Muteurwa9315/
Mutorwa8684/
Mutirwa8636/
Muturua862/
Muthirwa806/
Mutoorwa801/
Moutourwahai741/
Mutirua71229/
Mutorwi712/
Motorwa711/
Miturua711/
Motorway671/
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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 Muturwa
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