Muvevi Surname

950,707th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 275 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Muvevi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Muvevi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1281:360,78021,015
Zimbabwe1211:127,58916,979
South Africa201:2,708,885106,094
England21:27,859,030389,889
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403

Muvevi (62) may also be a first name.

Muvevi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Muvevi is held by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Muvevi? popularity and diffusion

It is the 950,707th most widespread family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 26,500,167 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Muvevi are found; 51 percent are found in Southern Africa and 51 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,246,114th most frequently held first name at a global level. It is borne by 62 people.

This surname is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is held by 128 people, or 1 in 360,780. In Kenya Muvevi is primarily found in: Makueni County, where 53 percent reside, Machakos County, where 37 percent reside and Kitui County, where 7 percent reside. Outside of Kenya this last name is found in 6 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 44 percent reside and South Africa, where 7 percent reside.

Muvevi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Muvevi earn more than double the average income. In South Africa they earn 615.14% more than the national average, earning R 1,699,450 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Muvhevhi86251/
Musvesvi861/
Muvavi83219/
Muveve8394/
Muvivi8317/
Mubesvi771/
Musvesve717/
Muvhevhe712/
Muvheiwa711/
Muviwa6760/
Muwavi6714/
Miveve674/
Muveba672/
Muvibi671/
Mubebi671/

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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 Muvevi
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