Muvu Surname

1,328,442nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 169 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Muvu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Muvu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo1571:470,57138,110
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Muvu (34) may also be a first name.

Muvu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Muvu has its highest incidence in The DR Congo. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Muvu.

How Common Is The Last Name Muvu? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,328,442nd most commonly occurring family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 43,121,573 people. The last name Muvu is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Muvu reside; 93 percent reside in Central Africa and 93 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Muvu is also the 1,775,424th most frequently held given name throughout the world It is held by 34 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in The DR Congo, where it is held by 157 people, or 1 in 470,571. Other than The DR Congo this surname occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 2 percent are found and Kenya, where 2 percent are found.

Muvu Last Name Statistics demography

Muvu earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 68.21% less than the national average, earning R 75,552 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Muvhu89185/
Muevu89171/
Muvud8962/
Muvau8910/
Muvui895/
Mauvu893/
Muivu891/
Muvuz891/
Muvuh891/
Muvou891/
Mutvu891/
Mouvu891/
Mahuvu8035/
Musvau801/
Mouvou801/
Muvhau801/
Muevhu801/
Mubu751,829/
Mivu7548/
Muwu7525/
Mouvaux7395/
Mouvhou739/
Mowuu67227/
Mubau67172/
Muibu6778/
Mumpu6756/
Muwau6755/
Mubuu6752/
Mubeu6742/
Mouvault6741/
Mubuy6741/
Muewu6734/
Mubut6733/
Muwuh6723/
Muwus6722/
Maubu6719/
Mubuh6718/
Mgubu6716/
Munpu6713/
Mubhu6712/
Mouwu679/
Muubu677/
Mubui676/
Moubu675/
Mubus674/
Muwut674/
Musbu673/
Mhuwu672/
Muwuu671/
Muuwu671/
Mubud671/
Mmubu671/
Muybu671/
Mubou671/
Mivuu671/

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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 Muvu
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