Mwenya Forename

87,205th
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 5,842 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Mwenya Forename Definition:

Mwenya is a given name of the Bemba tribe, meaning: mother earth.

Mwenya Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia
 
72%
4,7361:3,348537
DR Congo
 
74%
9661:76,4264,362
Kenya-661:701,62316,612
South Africa
100%
161:3,408,29183,416
England
 
71%
151:3,706,86137,754
United States-131:27,887,460205,684
Tanzania
100%
71:7,541,18837,665
Wales-51:618,8627,373
Malawi-41:4,278,07813,569
Namibia-31:801,39311,859
Zimbabwe
100%
21:7,711,90884,647
Norway-21:2,566,16424,989
Canada-21:16,566,68686,787
Switzerland-11:8,213,49636,387
Sweden
100%
11:9,857,90778,968
Thailand
100%
11:70,065,813391,235
Malaysia
100%
11:30,449,940373,101
Australia-11:13,657,62255,904

Mwenya (63,522) may also be a surname.

Mwenya Forename Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Mwenya is a given name of the Bemba tribe, meaning: mother earth.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Mwenya Forename Popularity

Phonetically Similar Names

ForenameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mwinya83423/
Mwenye83393/
Mwenja83345/
Mbenya83131/
Mwenia83111/
Mwenyo839/
Mvenya834/
Muenya831/
Mwanyaa773/
Mwenyee771/
Mwenjah771/
Mweenye771/
Muhenya771/
Muenayya714/
Mwania674,299/
Mbinya672,207/
Mwanja67754/
Mwenje67622/
Mwinja67206/
Mwenji6774/
Mwinye6722/
Mwonja6710/
Mbenja679/
Me-Nna674/
Muenia673/
Muinya673/
Mbenia672/
Mvenye672/
Menuai672/
Mvinya672/
Muenja671/
Mwinyo671/
Mwanahaya671/
Mbenye671/
Muenha671/
Mbenyo671/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Mwenya