Muzuwa Surname

352,668th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,033 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Muzuwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Muzuwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe5871:26,3004,035
Zambia2291:69,2146,072
DR Congo1981:373,12932,235
England151:3,714,537119,675
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795

Muzuwa (254) may also be a first name.

Muzuwa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Muzuwa is borne by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Muzuwa? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 352,668th most frequent last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 7,054,740 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Muzuwa are found; 79 percent are found in Southern Africa and 79 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 559,024th most commonly held first name worldwide, borne by 254 people.

It is most commonly used in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 587 people, or 1 in 26,300. In Zimbabwe Muzuwa is most numerous in: Mashonaland East Province, where 34 percent live, Harare Province, where 28 percent live and Manicaland Province, where 12 percent live. Beside Zimbabwe it occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Zambia, where 22 percent live and The DR Congo, where 19 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Muizuwa921/
Muzuhwa921/
Muzauwas865/
Musuwa834,179/
Muzuva831,991/
Muzuba8377/
Muzuwi838/
Muzuwe837/
Mujuwa833/
Mozuwa832/
Muzuwo831/
Muchuwa77724/
Muzueva7717/
Muzouba7716/
Mizuiwa7711/
Muzhuwe7710/
Muzuvah776/
Musuhwa773/
Muzubau772/
Muzhuwi771/
Musuuwa771/
Modzuwa771/
Musuwau771/
Musuiwa771/
Musouwa771/
Muzuvha771/
Muchuhwa717/
Mouzouba717/
Mouzouva711/
Mujushwa711/
Muzhueva711/
Musuwe67462/
Musuva67305/
Musuwo67206/
Muzowe6735/
Misuwa677/
Muzubi675/
Mozuwe674/
Muzube671/
Mucuva671/
Muzowo671/
Mujuwe671/
Mucuwe671/
Muzubo671/
Musuwi671/
Mohutsuwa671/
Moudjouwa671/

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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 Muzuwa
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis