Mayewe Surname
Approximately 46 people bear this surname
Mayewe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 45 | 1:352,220 | 18,524 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Mayewe (44) may also be a first name.
Mayewe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mayewe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mayewe is more commonly found in Zambia than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mayewe? popularity and diffusion
The surname Mayewe is the 2,876,555th most frequently occurring last name globally, held by around 1 in 158,424,911 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mayewe live; 98 percent live in Southern Africa and 98 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Mayewe is also the 1,525,482nd most frequently held given name at a global level, held by 44 people.
The surname Mayewe is most frequently occurring in Zambia, where it is carried by 45 people, or 1 in 352,220. In Zambia it is primarily concentrated in: Central Province, where 98 percent reside and Lusaka Province, where 2 percent reside. Other than Zambia it is found in one country. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 2 percent reside.
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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 Mayewe
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