Mbwezo Surname

1,315,412th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 171 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Mbwezo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mbwezo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi1311:130,68014,293
Zimbabwe391:395,85235,770
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Mbwezo Last Name Facts

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

Mbwezo is held by more people in Malawi than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mbwezo? popularity and diffusion

Mbwezo is the 1,315,412th most numerous surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 42,617,228 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mbwezo are found; 99 percent are found in Southern Africa and 99 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The last name is most widely held in Malawi, where it is held by 131 people, or 1 in 130,680. Apart from Malawi this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 23 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mbwezoh921/
Mbweza831,117/
Mbweso83126/
Mbwizo8382/
Mbuezo8334/
Mbwozo831/
M'Bweza77261/
Mbwedza7722/
Mbwezia7721/
Mbwesoh771/
Mbwesso771/
Mbouezou711/
Mbwesa6791/
Mbwiza6783/
Mvuezo6782/
Mbweja6734/
Mbwaso6727/
Mpweza6721/
Mbuizo6721/
Mbueza6715/
Mbwiso672/
Mvweza671/
Mbueso671/
Mbwaza671/
Mpweso671/

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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
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  • 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 Mbwezo
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