Muwi Surname

648,005th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 467 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Muwi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Muwi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe3971:38,8876,016
Papua New Guinea541:150,99520,848
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

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

Muwi is carried by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Muwi? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 648,005th most prevalent family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 15,605,023 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 87 percent of Muwi are found; 86 percent are found in Southern Africa and 86 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Muwi is also the 974,243rd most widespread first name globally It is held by 95 people.

The surname is most widely held in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 397 people, or 1 in 38,887. In Zimbabwe Muwi is primarily concentrated in: Manicaland Province, where 78 percent live, Harare Province, where 10 percent live and Mashonaland Central Province, where 6 percent live. Other than Zimbabwe it occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 12 percent live and Indonesia, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Muwei89111/
Muwai8939/
Mauwi8933/
Muwid8920/
Mouwi899/
Mguwi898/
Mujwi894/
Muwih891/
Muswii80311/
Mujwid8039/
Mouwai8020/
Mujwit8015/
Muswai8011/
Muweis806/
Muswiy804/
Muwait804/
Mauwai802/
Mouwei802/
Muhwai801/
Muwieh801/
Mauwii801/
Muchwi801/
Muwaia801/
Muwich801/
Mushwi801/
Muswei801/
Mubi756,158/
Muwa752,571/
Mowi75414/
Muvi75335/
Muwe75283/
Miwi7553/
Muwy751/
Mushwai7347/
Muswait738/
Mouwaid734/
Mousswi733/
Muhwieh732/
Mouwgai731/
Mauwa6732,555/
Mubai6710,673/
Muibi676,618/
Mouvi671,366/
Muiva67576/
Mhuwa67453/
Mowei67321/
Maubi67276/
Mauwe67276/
Muvai67273/
Musui67182/
Muiwa67166/
Muway67161/
Mmuwe67148/
Mauvi67132/
Muvid67115/
Mhuvi67113/
Musvi6794/
Mouwa6788/
Mouwe6777/
Muweh6765/
Mowie6761/
Mujui6738/
Moubi6737/
Miwai6735/
Mowai6730/
Muive6723/
Muvit6719/
Mihui6719/
Mubei6712/
Mubhi6711/
Muhwe677/
Mubui676/
Mooui676/
Muvis675/
Muubi675/
Muvui675/
Mubij674/
Muvij674/
Muviy674/
Mowoi674/
Muwej674/
Muvhi674/
Mowii673/
Muibe673/
Muivi673/
Muyui673/
Mubih673/
Muvei672/
Muwha672/
Muuvi672/
Muwwa672/
Muvie672/
Mujwa672/
Muboi672/
Muiui672/
Miwei672/
Mguvi671/
Mutvi671/
Muwee671/
Mujvi671/
Hmowi671/
Muvio671/
Mubyi671/
Meubi671/
Meuwe671/
Muwaa671/
Muwey671/
Muwoy671/
Muswy671/
Mmuwa671/
Mowiy670/

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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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  • 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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