Muwu Surname
Approximately 25 people bear this surname
Muwu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 14 | 1:1,483,505 | 83,777 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Muwu (40) may also be a first name.
Muwu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Muwu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Muwu is more frequently found in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Muwu? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 3,957,383rd most numerous surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 291,501,837 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 76 percent of Muwu live; 60 percent live in Central Africa and 60 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,614,485th most commonly occurring given name internationally, borne by 40 people.
The last name is most numerous in Cameroon, where it is borne by 14 people, or 1 in 1,483,505. In Cameroon Muwu is primarily concentrated in: Northwest Region, where 86 percent reside and Southwest Region, where 14 percent reside. Not including Cameroon it exists in 5 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 16 percent reside and China, where 8 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Muwau | 89 | 55 | / |
| Muewu | 89 | 34 | / |
| Muwuh | 89 | 23 | / |
| Muwus | 89 | 22 | / |
| Mouwu | 89 | 9 | / |
| Muwut | 89 | 4 | / |
| Mhuwu | 89 | 2 | / |
| Muwuu | 89 | 1 | / |
| Muuwu | 89 | 1 | / |
| Mauweu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mauwgu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mouwou | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mubu | 75 | 1,829 | / |
| Miwu | 75 | 215 | / |
| Muvu | 75 | 169 | / |
| Mowu | 75 | 124 | / |
| Mushweu | 73 | 88 | / |
| Mgouwou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mowuu | 67 | 227 | / |
| Muvhu | 67 | 185 | / |
| Mubau | 67 | 172 | / |
| Muevu | 67 | 171 | / |
| Muibu | 67 | 78 | / |
| Muvud | 67 | 62 | / |
| Mubeu | 67 | 42 | / |
| Mubuy | 67 | 41 | / |
| Maubu | 67 | 19 | / |
| Mubhu | 67 | 12 | / |
| Muvau | 67 | 10 | / |
| Mubui | 67 | 6 | / |
| Moubu | 67 | 5 | / |
| Muvui | 67 | 5 | / |
| Mauvu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Miwuh | 67 | 3 | / |
| Mhowu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Muvuz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mouvu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mutvu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mmowu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Muvou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Muvuh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Muivu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mowuh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mubou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mivuu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Muybu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mmubu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Moewu | 67 | 1 | / |
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
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 Muwu
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis