Muwi Surname
Approximately 467 people bear this surname
Muwi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 397 | 1:38,887 | 6,016 |
| Papua New Guinea | 54 | 1:150,995 | 20,848 |
| Indonesia | 5 | 1:26,449,839 | 597,308 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
Muwi (95) may also be a first name.
Muwi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Muwi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Muwi is found most in Zimbabwe. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Muwi? popularity and diffusion
Muwi is the 648,005th most prevalent last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 15,605,023 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 87 percent of Muwi live; 86 percent live in Southern Africa and 86 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Muwi is also the 974,243rd most common first name at a global level It is held by 95 people.
Muwi is most frequent in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 397 people, or 1 in 38,887. In Zimbabwe it is primarily concentrated in: Manicaland Province, where 78 percent are found, Harare Province, where 10 percent are found and Mashonaland Central Province, where 6 percent are found. Outside of Zimbabwe Muwi exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 12 percent are found and Indonesia, where 1 percent are found.
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Muwi
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