Muvuni Surname

1,785,358th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 106 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Muvuni Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Muvuni Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe611:253,08627,132
DR Congo411:1,801,94195,514
Uganda41:9,759,820144,676

Muvuni Last Name Facts

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

Muvuni is found in Zimbabwe more than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Muvuni? popularity and diffusion

The last name Muvuni is the 1,785,358th most prevalent family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 68,750,433 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Muvuni live; 58 percent live in Southern Africa and 58 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The surname Muvuni is most commonly occurring in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 61 people, or 1 in 253,086. In Zimbabwe Muvuni is primarily concentrated in: Mashonaland West Province, where 43 percent are found, Masvingo Province, where 25 percent are found and Bulawayo Province, where 16 percent are found. Excluding Zimbabwe this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 39 percent are found and Uganda, where 4 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Muvunyi9229,545/
Muvhuni9286/
Muvungi923/
Muvhunhi869/
Muvungai861/
Muvuna8325/
Muwuni8310/
Mubuni835/
Muvune832/
Mumpuni772,723/
Mubungi7734/
Muvunge7722/
Mubunni775/
Mivunyi772/
Moumpuni714/
Mumpuini711/
Mubhungi711/
Moubouni711/
Mobuni67150/
Moumpouni6720/
Mivini678/
Muwune676/
Mubuna672/
Mahubunni671/
Muwuna671/
Muvine671/
Mowuni671/

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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 Muvuni
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