Mwaruza Surname
Approximately 126 people bear this surname
Mwaruza Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 92 | 1:167,807 | 20,631 |
| DR Congo | 34 | 1:2,172,929 | 106,971 |
Mwaruza (33) may also be a first name.
Mwaruza Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mwaruza Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mwaruza is carried by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Mwaruza click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mwaruza? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,604,449th most frequently occurring family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 57,837,666 people. The last name Mwaruza is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwaruza live; 73 percent live in Southern Africa and 73 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,807,719th most commonly held forename throughout the world, held by 33 people.
The surname Mwaruza is most numerous in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 92 people, or 1 in 167,807. In Zimbabwe it is mostly found in: Manicaland Province, where 33 percent reside, Harare Province, where 23 percent reside and Mashonaland Central Province, where 22 percent reside. Excluding Zimbabwe this surname is found in one country. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 27 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mwarudza | 93 | 1 | / |
| Mweruza | 86 | 192 | / |
| Mwarusa | 86 | 2 | / |
| Mwarutsa | 80 | 41 | / |
| Mbharuza | 80 | 2 | / |
| Mwarucha | 80 | 2 | / |
| Mwaerusa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mwarizo | 71 | 436 | / |
| Mueruza | 71 | 25 | / |
| Mwarisa | 71 | 3 | / |
| Mworoza | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mweriza | 71 | 1 | / |
| Muerudza | 67 | 12 | / |
| Mwaurisa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwarizoh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Muharriza | 63 | 4 | / |
| Mworozi | 57 | 1,499 | / |
| Muerusa | 57 | 1 | / |
| Mworoze | 57 | 1 | / |
| Mworoozi | 53 | 9 | / |
| Muharisa | 53 | 3 | / |
| Mwoorozi | 53 | 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 Mwaruza
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