Muwuh Surname

4,116,508th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 23 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Muwuh Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Muwuh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon181:1,153,83770,128
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308

Muwuh (18) may also be a first name.

Muwuh Last Name Facts

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

Muwuh occurs in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Muwuh? popularity and diffusion

The last name Muwuh is the 4,116,508th most widespread family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 316,849,822 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 78 percent of Muwuh live; 78 percent live in Central Africa and 78 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,608,198th most frequently occurring given name globally It is held by 18 people.

This surname is most widespread in Cameroon, where it is borne by 18 people, or 1 in 1,153,837. In Cameroon it is mostly found in: Northwest Region, where 83 percent reside, Southwest Region, where 11 percent reside and West Region, where 6 percent reside. Outside of Cameroon this surname is found in one country. It is also common in Indonesia, where 22 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Muwu8925/
Muwau8055/
Muewu8034/
Muwus8022/
Mouwu809/
Muwut804/
Miwuh803/
Mhuwu802/
Muwuu801/
Muvuh801/
Mowuh801/
Muuwu801/
Mubauh7319/
Miwouh732/
Mauwgu731/
Mowouh731/
Mouwou731/
Mauweu731/
Mubu671,829/
Miwu67215/
Muvu67169/
Mowu67124/
Mushweu6788/
Mgouwou671/
Mihwouh671/

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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 Muwuh
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