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

Muwuma is found most frequently in Uganda. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Muwuma? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,918,812th most frequently used family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 77,527,084 people. The surname Muwuma occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Muwuma live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 99 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

This last name is most numerous in Uganda, where it is held by 93 people, or 1 in 419,777. In Uganda Muwuma is primarily found in: Bugiri District, where 60 percent reside, Namutumba District, where 18 percent reside and Kampala District, where 6 percent reside. Barring Uganda this surname is found in one country. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 1 percent reside.

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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