Muweza Surname
Approximately 176 people bear this surname
Muweza Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 144 | 1:367,650 | 26,957 |
| DR Congo | 27 | 1:2,736,280 | 122,818 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
Muweza (476) may also be a first name.
Muweza Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Muweza Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Muweza is more frequently found in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Muweza? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,290,735th most frequently used family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 41,406,511 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Muweza are found; 84 percent are found in East Africa and 83 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 389,954th most widespread first name on earth, borne by 476 people.
The surname Muweza is most widespread in Tanzania, where it is held by 144 people, or 1 in 367,650. In Tanzania it is mostly found in: Mtwara Region, where 98 percent are found, Dar es Salaam Region, where 1 percent are found and Kagera Region, where 1 percent are found. Without taking into account Tanzania this surname is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 15 percent are found and Uganda, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Muhweza | 92 | 4 | / |
| Muwerza | 92 | 1 | / |
| Muhweeza | 86 | 1 | / |
| Muwaza | 83 | 350 | / |
| Muwezi | 83 | 176 | / |
| Mubeza | 83 | 64 | / |
| Moweza | 83 | 38 | / |
| Muweze | 83 | 23 | / |
| Muwesa | 83 | 21 | / |
| Muwoza | 83 | 14 | / |
| Muwezo | 83 | 1 | / |
| Muveza | 83 | 1 | / |
| Muwodza | 77 | 107 | / |
| Muweezi | 77 | 20 | / |
| Muwezhi | 77 | 17 | / |
| Muwhezi | 77 | 15 | / |
| Muvezha | 77 | 11 | / |
| Muwedzi | 77 | 9 | / |
| Muhweze | 77 | 7 | / |
| Muwadza | 77 | 6 | / |
| Mauwaza | 77 | 3 | / |
| Muweesa | 77 | 3 | / |
| Muwezzi | 77 | 2 | / |
| Muwaaza | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mihweza | 77 | 1 | / |
| Muwhoza | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mouweja | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mubeiza | 77 | 1 | / |
| Muwecha | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mowedza | 77 | 1 | / |
| Muhwedzi | 71 | 20 | / |
| Muwhedzi | 71 | 7 | / |
| Muvhezha | 71 | 6 | / |
| Muhwezie | 71 | 5 | / |
| Muuhwezi | 71 | 4 | / |
| Muhwwezi | 71 | 3 | / |
| Muhhwezi | 71 | 3 | / |
| Muhwezzi | 71 | 2 | / |
| Mujhwezi | 71 | 2 | / |
| Muhweizi | 71 | 2 | / |
| Muhweize | 71 | 1 | / |
| Muhweeze | 71 | 1 | / |
| Muhweazi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Muhswezi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Muhwezio | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mubezi | 67 | 854 | / |
| Muwesi | 67 | 451 | / |
| Muvaza | 67 | 143 | / |
| Muviza | 67 | 84 | / |
| Muwese | 67 | 61 | / |
| Muwasa | 67 | 56 | / |
| Mubiza | 67 | 17 | / |
| Muwisa | 67 | 15 | / |
| Muwaso | 67 | 14 | / |
| Mubeze | 67 | 12 | / |
| Muvezi | 67 | 7 | / |
| Muveca | 67 | 4 | / |
| Muweji | 67 | 3 | / |
| Mowezi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Muwizo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Muchweezi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Muwosa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Muwozo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Muwysa | 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
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- 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 Muweza
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