Muwari Surname

1,882,912th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 97 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Muwari Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Muwari Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea431:189,62126,314
India341:22,560,747316,052
Zimbabwe191:812,53955,590
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861

Muwari (42) may also be a first name.

Muwari Last Name Facts

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

Muwari is held by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Muwari? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,882,912th most frequently occurring surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 75,129,339 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 44 percent of Muwari are found; 44 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 44 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 1,566,439th most numerous first name globally, borne by 42 people.

It is most widespread in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 43 people, or 1 in 189,621. In Papua New Guinea Muwari is most common in: Madang, where 67 percent reside, Western, where 28 percent reside and East Sepik, where 2 percent reside. Outside of Papua New Guinea it occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in India, where 35 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 20 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Muhwari9228/
Muwaris9224/
Mauwari927/
Muwairi926/
Muwariy924/
Muwarid922/
Mujwari921/
Mouwari921/
Muswairi8621/
Mahuwari868/
Muwayrie861/
Mubari83421/
Muwori83403/
Muvari83257/
Mowari8350/
Muwara8347/
Muweri8342/
Muware8331/
Miwari8311/
Moushwari8095/
Moubari77242/
Musvari7767/
Muwaira7763/
Muhweri7728/
Muvhari7721/
Muwaire7720/
Mujwara7717/
Muvariz7712/
Mouvari7711/
Mubairi7710/
Mihwari778/
Mowariy774/
Musuari774/
Mubarij772/
Muwoori772/
Mutvari771/
Muvarij771/
Muvariy771/
Muwaree771/
Muwaara771/
Miwarai771/
Musvairi7116/
Muhwaira7113/
Muhjuari7110/
Musuhari7110/
Muvarish714/
Mouwerei711/
Muswaure711/
Mushvari711/
Mubahari711/
Moubairi711/
Moubarij711/
Mujjwara711/
Mahuvari711/
Muvara674,758/
Mubare67632/
Moware67103/
Mivari6757/
Miwori6747/
Muwore6738/
Muvori6729/
Mowara6721/
Muwora6718/
Muwere674/
Mowary674/
Muvare673/
Mubary672/
Miware671/
Muveri671/
Miweri671/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Muwari
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