Mvura Surname

258,381st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,523 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Mvura Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mvura Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe1,1381:13,5661,856
Tanzania1741:304,26223,403
Malawi1311:130,68014,293
DR Congo681:1,086,46468,260
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Iceland21:190,0456,825
England11:55,718,059489,080
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Mvura (17) may also be a first name.

Mvura Last Name Facts

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

Mvura is held by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mvura? popularity and diffusion

The surname Mvura is the 258,381st most frequently occurring surname on earth It is held by around 1 in 4,784,994 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Mvura reside; 84 percent reside in Southern Africa and 83 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,694,839th most frequent first name on earth, held by 17 people.

The surname Mvura is most widely held in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 1,138 people, or 1 in 13,566. In Zimbabwe Mvura is primarily found in: Midlands Province, where 26 percent reside, Mashonaland West Province, where 23 percent reside and Mashonaland East Province, where 14 percent reside. Without taking into account Zimbabwe this surname occurs in 13 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 11 percent reside and Malawi, where 9 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mvoura9160/
Mvurah911/
Mvaura911/
Mbura806,362/
Mvuri80465/
Mvira8018/
Mvuro8017/
Mvure803/
Mwura801/
Nvura801/
Mwaura7378,260/
Mbaura73376/
Mvouri7391/
Mboura7332/
Mburai7327/
Mburza7316/
Mbeura7314/
Mvaure738/
M'Vuro738/
Mmbura734/
Mburah734/
Mburea732/
Mvhuro731/
Mvoury731/
Mvirai731/
M'Vury731/
Mweura731/
Mvuuri731/
M'Mbura6772/
Mbourza6735/
Mwaurah6715/
M'Boura6711/
Mbourra677/
Mbauhra676/
Muhoora675/
Mbourat674/
Mwahura673/
Mvourou673/
Minpura673/
Mburahe672/
Muhirah672/
Mbaurra671/
Mwauraa671/
Nempura671/

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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
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  • 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 Mvura
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