Mvuwa Surname
Approximately 464 people bear this surname
Mvuwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 444 | 1:38,557 | 5,632 |
| Zimbabwe | 15 | 1:1,029,216 | 63,831 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Mvuwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mvuwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mvuwa is more frequently found in Malawi than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Mvuwa? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 651,048th most commonly held last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 15,705,918 people. Mvuwa is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mvuwa are found; 99 percent are found in Southern Africa and 99 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
The surname Mvuwa is most commonly occurring in Malawi, where it is carried by 444 people, or 1 in 38,557. Outside of Malawi this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 3 percent live and The DR Congo, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mbuwa | 80 | 6,625 | / |
| Mvuba | 80 | 124 | / |
| Mvuva | 80 | 11 | / |
| Mvuwo | 80 | 5 | / |
| Mviwa | 80 | 2 | / |
| Mvuwe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nvuwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mwauwa | 73 | 31 | / |
| Mbouwa | 73 | 24 | / |
| Mbauwa | 73 | 23 | / |
| Mvuhwe | 73 | 11 | / |
| Mbujwa | 73 | 3 | / |
| Mbuwah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mvouba | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mbhuwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mbuiwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mbuw'a | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mbuwap | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mvubha | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mwahuwa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mbuchwa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Muhihwa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Muhowah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Muhiwai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbouwea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbauhwa | 67 | 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 Mvuwa
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