Mbweshe Surname

2,185,341st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 75 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Namibia
Highest density in:
Namibia

Mbweshe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mbweshe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Namibia741:32,5594,868
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Mbweshe Last Name Facts

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

Mbweshe is carried by more people in Namibia than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Mbweshe click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mbweshe? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,185,341st most prevalent surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 97,167,279 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mbweshe reside; 99 percent reside in Southern Africa and 99 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The last name is most commonly held in Namibia, where it is borne by 74 people, or 1 in 32,559. In Namibia it is most numerous in: Ohangwena Region, where 88 percent are found, Omusati Region, where 5 percent are found and Oshana Region, where 5 percent are found. Barring Namibia this surname exists in one country. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mbwese924,008/
Mbwesh921/
Mbweshi8641/
Mbwesse8634/
Mbwetsh864/
Mbwishe861/
Mbweche861/
Mbwetshi8096/
Mbwechea801/
Mbuese77479/
Mbwesa7791/
Mbwech7721/
Mwvese771/
Mbwece771/
Nbwese771/
Mpwese771/
Mbwish771/
Mbwisha7123,792/
Mbueshi71192/
Mpwishe71171/
Mbwechi7121/
Mbwashi714/
Mpwesha713/
Mbuesse712/
Mpweche711/
Mbouese711/
Mbwetch711/
Mbueseh711/
Mbuetshi67150/
Mbwaisha6738/
Mbues679/
Mbwitshi674/
Mbouesse672/
Mbuessie672/

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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 Mbweshe
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