Muzwa Surname

2,876,555th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 46 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Muzwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Muzwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo341:2,172,929106,971
Zimbabwe121:1,286,52073,455

Muzwa (35) may also be a first name.

Muzwa Last Name Facts

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

Muzwa has its highest incidence in The DR Congo. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Muzwa? popularity and diffusion

The surname Muzwa is the 2,876,555th most frequently used surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 158,424,911 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Muzwa are found; 74 percent are found in Central Africa and 74 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Muzwa is also the 1,744,716th most commonly used first name internationally It is held by 35 people.

The surname Muzwa is most widely held in The DR Congo, where it is held by 34 people, or 1 in 2,172,929. Outside of The DR Congo this last name is found in one country. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 26 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mudzwa9114/
Mouzwa914/
Mutzwa913/
Muezwa912/
Murzwa911/
Muudzwa83297/
Maudzwa8363/
Mautzwa831/
Mozwa80847/
Mizwa80697/
Mucwa80181/
Muzua8097/
Muzwi803/
Muzba801/
Muzva801/
Mgutzhwa771/
Muudzwah771/
Muchwa73225/
Mutswa73101/
Mudzva7369/
Miezwa7362/
Muzbau7314/
Miczwa7310/
Mizway739/
Mouzua734/
Muzhua733/
Mouzva732/
Muizua731/
Mizwah731/
Muzwuy731/
Muzuaa731/
Mhozwa731/
Mutchwa6735/
Mutshwa672/
Mieczwa672/
Muchway672/
Mautswa671/
Muthswa671/
Muhijwa671/
Moutswa671/
Muudzva671/
Mhutswa671/
Mhodzwa671/

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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 Muzwa
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