Muwani Surname
Approximately 1,470 people bear this surname
Muwani Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 1,364 | 1:11,318 | 1,461 |
| Zambia | 53 | 1:299,055 | 16,868 |
| DR Congo | 41 | 1:1,801,941 | 95,514 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Muwani (98) may also be a first name.
Muwani Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Muwani Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Muwani is found most in Zimbabwe. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Muwani? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 265,986th most commonly held last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 4,957,514 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Muwani reside; 97 percent reside in Southern Africa and 97 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Muwani is also the 956,749th most prevalent given name internationally. It is borne by 98 people.
The last name is most frequently used in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 1,364 people, or 1 in 11,318. In Zimbabwe Muwani is most prevalent in: Masvingo Province, where 24 percent live, Midlands Province, where 24 percent live and Mashonaland West Province, where 16 percent live. Besides Zimbabwe this last name occurs in 8 countries. It is also common in Zambia, where 4 percent live and The DR Congo, where 3 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Muwanei | 92 | 1,058 | / |
| Muwangi | 92 | 179 | / |
| Mouwani | 92 | 55 | / |
| Muhwani | 92 | 22 | / |
| Muwanyi | 92 | 17 | / |
| Mujwani | 92 | 2 | / |
| Muwayni | 92 | 1 | / |
| Muywani | 92 | 1 | / |
| Muswanyi | 86 | 58 | / |
| Mauwanyi | 86 | 1 | / |
| Muswanhi | 86 | 1 | / |
| Muwana | 83 | 2,745 | / |
| Muwoni | 83 | 302 | / |
| Muwane | 83 | 49 | / |
| Muvani | 83 | 37 | / |
| Muwany | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mushwanyi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mauwane | 77 | 956 | / |
| Muwanje | 77 | 304 | / |
| Mouwane | 77 | 291 | / |
| Muvangi | 77 | 72 | / |
| Muwainh | 77 | 37 | / |
| Muwanes | 77 | 17 | / |
| Muwange | 77 | 16 | / |
| Mubanyi | 77 | 6 | / |
| Muvaniy | 77 | 5 | / |
| Muiwana | 77 | 3 | / |
| Muvvani | 77 | 3 | / |
| Mauwana | 77 | 2 | / |
| Muivani | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mujwana | 77 | 1 | / |
| Muvanyi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mmuwane | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mauvani | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mubanni | 77 | 1 | / |
| Muhwane | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mouwanes | 71 | 7 | / |
| Muvhangi | 71 | 3 | / |
| Musuanii | 71 | 2 | / |
| Muchwane | 71 | 2 | / |
| Meutvani | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mouwwana | 71 | 1 | / |
| Muhwanay | 71 | 1 | / |
| Muswaane | 71 | 1 | / |
| Muwainea | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mouhbani | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mowane | 67 | 82 | / |
| Muvoni | 67 | 74 | / |
| Muwona | 67 | 67 | / |
| Mowana | 67 | 59 | / |
| Mubane | 67 | 33 | / |
| Muwone | 67 | 17 | / |
| Muvany | 67 | 4 | / |
| Muvane | 67 | 2 | / |
| Muvanh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mushuanyi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Muvana | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Muwani
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