Muwuma Surname

1,918,812th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 94 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Muwuma Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Muwuma Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda931:419,77725,768
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Muwuma Last Name Facts

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

The last name Muwuma is found in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Muwuma? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,918,812th most prevalent last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 77,527,084 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Muwuma live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 99 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

The last name is most widespread in Uganda, where it is carried by 93 people, or 1 in 419,777. In Uganda it is mostly concentrated in: Bugiri District, where 60 percent are found, Namutumba District, where 18 percent are found and Kampala District, where 6 percent are found. Barring Uganda Muwuma is found in one country. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Muwuuma924/
Mauwuma921/
Muvuma838,173/
Muwoma83106/
Mubuma8383/
Muwima8329/
Muwumi832/
Muwume831/
Mowuma831/
Muhwima774/
Muvhuma771/
Muwomo67221/
Mivuma67116/
Muvumi6778/
Mowumi6760/
Muwimo6721/
Muvumo677/
Muvoma672/
Mubumo671/
Mowumy671/
Miwima671/
Muvume671/
Muvima671/
Muhwimo6248/
Muvhima623/
Mowoume621/
Mubhumi621/
Muvhumi621/
Muvhumo621/
Mowumie621/
Muwhimo621/
Mouboumi571/
Musvumhe571/
Mowomo502/
Muvomo501/

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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 Muwuma
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