Muvezwa Surname

371,870th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 965 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Muvezwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Muvezwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe9391:16,4412,395
New Zealand71:646,90340,014
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
England51:11,143,612252,590
Botswana41:546,73222,624
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Canada11:36,845,591464,108

Muvezwa Last Name Facts

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

Muvezwa is more frequently found in Zimbabwe than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Muvezwa? popularity and diffusion

It is the 371,870th most frequently held family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 7,551,861 people. The surname Muvezwa occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Muvezwa reside; 98 percent reside in Southern Africa and 98 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The surname Muvezwa is most widespread in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 939 people, or 1 in 16,441. In Zimbabwe it is most numerous in: Mashonaland Central Province, where 51 percent are found, Harare Province, where 24 percent are found and Mashonaland West Province, where 12 percent are found. Beside Zimbabwe this last name is found in 6 countries. It is also common in New Zealand, where 1 percent are found and South Africa, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mvezwa926/
Muwezwa86384/
Muvezva861/
Mvuzwa7710/
Mvizwa779/
Mfezwa771/
Mvweza771/
Mufuzwa7122/
Musvaidzwa718/
Mwaveza714/
Mphuzwa711/
Muvazwi711/
Muwezva711/
Mphezewa67314/
Muhwezva672/
Mfazwa626/
Mvazwe621/
Muswaidzwa5910/
Mauwa Feza591/
Mwevezi5771/
Müvezzi5745/
Mphazwa5712/
Mavwazi572/
Mavezzi572/
Mphweza571/
Muvizvo571/
Mufawwaz532/
Mahfuzza531/
Mufawazah5011/

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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 Muvezwa
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