Muwe Surname

930,678th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 283 people bear this surname

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

Muwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Muwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea761:107,28614,507
Kenya531:871,31932,675
DR Congo341:2,172,929106,971
Indonesia311:4,266,103213,470
South Africa311:1,747,66884,236
Cameroon251:830,76357,125
Zimbabwe111:1,403,47676,064
Zambia101:1,584,99231,679
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

Muwe (191) may also be a first name.

Muwe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Muwe has its highest incidence in Papua New Guinea. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Muwe? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 930,678th most widely held family name internationally, held by around 1 in 25,751,046 people. The surname Muwe occurs mostly in Africa, where 60 percent of Muwe reside; 27 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 27 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. Muwe is also the 657,437th most widespread first name world-wide, held by 191 people.

It is most frequently held in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 76 people, or 1 in 107,286. In Papua New Guinea it is mostly concentrated in: Morobe, where 49 percent reside, Madang, where 26 percent reside and West Sepik, where 13 percent reside. Aside from Papua New Guinea this surname occurs in 11 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 19 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 12 percent reside.

Muwe Last Name Statistics demography

Muwe earn somewhat more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 9.94% more than the national average, earning R 261,252 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mauwe89276/
Mmuwe89148/
Muwei89111/
Mouwe8977/
Muweh8965/
Muhwe897/
Muwej894/
Muwee891/
Meuwe891/
Muwey891/
Muw8619/
Mahuwe80261/
Meuwes8079/
Mouwes8057/
Mauwet8018/
Muweis806/
Mauwed804/
Mauwee803/
Mohuwe803/
Mouwei802/
Muwieh801/
Mauweu801/
Mouswe801/
Muhweh801/
Mushwe801/
Muswee801/
Muswey801/
Muswei801/
Muweer801/
Muwa752,571/
Mouw752,234/
Mowe752,092/
Mube75675/
Muwi75467/
Muve75205/
Meuw75122/
Mauw75121/
Miwe7517/
Muiw752/
Mujw751/
Muwy751/
Muwh751/
Hmuw751/
Musweet73520/
Mouswes734/
Muhwieh732/
Musweer732/
Muhwesh731/
Muwejje731/
Mauwa6732,555/
Muvea671,265/
Mauve67980/
Maube67730/
Mhuwa67453/
Mubea67436/
Moube67374/
Musue67366/
Mowei67321/
Muiwa67166/
Muway67161/
Mubey67128/
Moewe67117/
Mouwa6788/
Mowey6781/
Mubee6775/
Mowie6761/
Muwai6739/
Mauwi6733/
Mowwe6732/
Muive6723/
Miwea6721/
Muwid6720/
Mouve6715/
Mowhe6714/
Mubhe6712/
Mubei6712/
Mhowe6711/
Mouwi679/
Mguwi678/
Muvhe678/
Mguve676/
Mueve676/
Miewe675/
Mujwi674/
Meube674/
Muvee674/
Muver673/
Muibe673/
Musve672/
Muvei672/
Muwha672/
Muwwa672/
Muvie672/
Mujwa672/
Miwei672/
Muyue672/
Mihue671/
Mowee671/
Muvey671/
Muhue671/
Mujue671/
Mauwd671/
Mowea671/
Muved671/
Muvet671/
Muwaa671/
Muwoy671/
Muswy671/
Mouwd671/
Mhube671/
Mmowe671/
Mmuwa671/
Muwih671/
Hmowe671/
Meuve670/

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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 Muwe
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