Mvirwa Surname
8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa
Mvirwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mbirwa | 83 | 50 | / |
| Mwirwa | 83 | 4 | / |
| Mvirwi | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mwairwa | 77 | 8 | / |
| Muheirwa | 71 | 4 | / |
| Mwaairwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mberwa | 67 | 3,500 | / |
| Mbirua | 67 | 69 | / |
| Mwerwa | 67 | 28 | / |
| Mwirua | 67 | 2 | / |
| Muirwe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Muhirweha | 67 | 1 | / |
| M'Muhirwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Muerwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Muheirwoha | 63 | 29 | / |
| Muhirwooha | 63 | 1 | / |
| Mbherwa | 62 | 4 | / |
| Mbeerwa | 62 | 3 | / |
| Mbeirwi | 62 | 1 | / |
| Nguhirwa | 57 | 13 | / |
| Muirwood | 57 | 11 | / |
| Muhierwe | 57 | 8 | / |
| Muhoirwe | 57 | 2 | / |
| Mbairewo | 57 | 1 | / |
| Mbahairwe | 53 | 9 | / |
| Mbaheirwe | 53 | 4 | / |
| Mmuhairwe | 53 | 1 | / |
| Mbirvi | 50 | 856 | / |
| Mbirui | 50 | 45 | / |
| Muirui | 50 | 3 | / |
| Mwerua | 50 | 2 | / |
| Mbirbi | 50 | 2 | / |
| Nberwa | 50 | 1 | / |
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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 Mvirwa
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis