Muweye Surname

866,642nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 313 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Muweye Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Muweye Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya2861:161,46812,625
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818

Muweye (10) may also be a first name.

Muweye Last Name Facts

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

The surname Muweye is found most frequently in Kenya. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Muweye.

How Common Is The Last Name Muweye? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 866,642nd most commonly used surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 23,282,894 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Muweye are found; 91 percent are found in East Africa and 91 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Muweye is also the 3,684,242nd most commonly used first name internationally, held by 10 people.

The surname Muweye is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is carried by 286 people, or 1 in 161,468. In Kenya Muweye is mostly found in: Kwale County, where 99 percent are found and Kilifi County, where 1 percent are found. Apart from Kenya this last name exists in one country. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 9 percent are found.

Muweye Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Muweye surname is principally Christian (86%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Muwey911/
Muwayeye864/
Muwaye8351/
Mubeye8321/
Muweya8320/
Muweyo8312/
Muweyu836/
Moweye833/
Muwuye832/
Muveye831/
Muweie831/
Muweyi831/
Muwoye831/
Muswey831/
Moubeye772/
Musweyi772/
Muwejje771/
Mouweiy771/
Musveye771/
Muway73161/
Mubey73128/
Muwei73111/
Mowey7381/
Muvee734/
Muwej734/
Muvye732/
Muwoy731/
Muvey731/
Muwaya674,922/
Muwayi671,084/
Mubeya67607/
Muwoya67538/
Muwuya67171/
Muwuyo67120/
Musway6756/
Muwoyo6746/
Muvoye6744/
Muveyi6731/
Muwuyi6725/
Mubaye6723/
Muwiya6722/
Moweyi6721/
Muwowe6721/
Maubey6720/
Muwoyi6717/
Mowaye6712/
Muweis676/
Moweya676/
Muwajy674/
Mowoye674/
Mubiye674/
Mubuye673/
Muwawe673/
Muvuye673/
Muweji673/
Mauvey672/
Moowey672/
Muwayo672/
Mauvee672/
Mouwei672/
Moubey671/
Mauway671/
Muboye671/
Miweya671/
Muvhey671/
Muswei671/
Muviee671/
Mauuey671/
Mauweu671/
Muwieh671/
Muveya671/
Muveyo671/
Muwayu671/
Moweey670/
Muivey670/

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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 Muweye
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