Muvunzwi Surname

3,017,195th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 42 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Muvunzwi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Muvunzwi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe411:376,54234,729
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Muvunzwi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Muvunzwi is found in Zimbabwe more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Muvunzwi? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,017,195th most frequent surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 173,512,998 people. The surname Muvunzwi is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Muvunzwi live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

This last name is most prevalent in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 41 people, or 1 in 376,542. In Zimbabwe Muvunzwi is most prevalent in: Mashonaland West Province, where 41 percent reside, Masvingo Province, where 37 percent reside and Harare Province, where 20 percent reside. Excluding Zimbabwe Muvunzwi is found in one country. It also occurs in South Africa, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Muvhunzwi9457/
Muvunzwa889/
Muvenzwa752/
Mavunzwa751/
Mfunzwa671/
Mafunzwa6352/
Mvenziwa631/
Mwafunzi631/
Mphunzwa631/
Mwuvaneza594/
Mwavyanzi591/
Mphunyezwa561/
Mavwanza501/
Mwafunza501/

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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 Muvunzwi
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