Mmewu Surname
Approximately 10 people bear this surname
Mmewu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 9 | 1:19,682,529 | 291,344 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Mmewu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mmewu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mmewu is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mmewu? popularity and diffusion
Mmewu is the 6,063,924th most numerous last name globally It is held by around 1 in 728,754,592 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mmewu live; 90 percent live in West Africa and 90 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The last name is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is held by 9 people, or 1 in 19,682,529. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Lagos, where 89 percent live and Rivers, where 11 percent live. Other than Nigeria this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in South Africa, where 10 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mmewou | 91 | 2 | / |
| Mewu | 89 | 142 | / |
| Mewou | 80 | 35 | / |
| Mewus | 80 | 22 | / |
| Meewu | 80 | 10 | / |
| Meiwu | 80 | 8 | / |
| Mewui | 80 | 3 | / |
| Mmebu | 80 | 3 | / |
| Mewuh | 80 | 2 | / |
| Moewu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mewau | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mewuu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mmowu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mhewu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Meewut | 73 | 5 | / |
| Mmaiwu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Meiwou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mmebui | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mewous | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mewoud | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mawu | 67 | 2,261 | / |
| Mebu | 67 | 781 | / |
| Miwu | 67 | 215 | / |
| Mowu | 67 | 124 | / |
| Mevu | 67 | 84 | / |
| Mewusch | 67 | 6 | / |
| Mewouth | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mjwu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mmeibou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Meswoud | 67 | 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 Mmewu
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