Mwea Surname

364,583rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 990 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kiribati
Highest density in:
Kiribati

Mwea Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mwea Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kiribati5571:20416
Kenya4201:109,9529,414
Marshall Islands41:12,9551,460
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Mwea (391) may also be a first name.

Mwea Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mwea is found in Kiribati more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mwea? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mwea is the 364,583rd most commonly occurring surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 7,361,157 people. This surname is predominantly found in Oceania, where 57 percent of Mwea reside; 57 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 57 percent reside in Micronesia. Mwea is also the 437,834th most common first name worldwide, borne by 391 people.

The last name Mwea is most commonly held in Kiribati, where it is borne by 557 people, or 1 in 204. Besides Kiribati this surname occurs in 8 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 42 percent live and The Marshall Islands, where 0 percent live.

Mwea Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Mwea last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mweya891,526/
Mweha89453/
Mweja89139/
Mweia892/
Mweea891/
Mweah891/
Mwa86915/
Mwe86530/
Mwehia807/
Mweeya802/
Mweyah801/
Mwheat800/
Mwai7526,902/
Mweu756,461/
Mwau755,535/
Mbea752,138/
Mwei751,779/
Mway75245/
Mwah75192/
Mwaa75124/
Hmwe7577/
Mwee7566/
Mwaj7551/
Mwua7548/
Mwey7547/
Måwe7540/
Mhwe7537/
Mweh7534/
Mwej7534/
Muea7514/
M'We7512/
Mmwa756/
Mwap755/
Mwwa754/
Mwie752/
Mmwe752/
Hmwa752/
Mvea751/
Mwoe751/
Mwue751/
Mwye751/
M'Wehad7312/
Mbeya6719,946/
Mwiya6719,155/
Mwaya678,983/
Mwaja674,369/
Mwayi671,622/
Mweyo671,448/
Mwahu671,215/
Mwije67822/
Mweji67774/
Mwaha67381/
Mwoya67375/
Mwija67347/
Mwaye67307/
Mueya67241/
Mwaje67187/
Mweye67152/
Mwayo67132/
Mwaji67120/
Mbeja6797/
Mwawe6796/
Mwiye6790/
Mwayu6785/
Mwaie6775/
Mweyi6773/
Mueja6771/
M'Bea6768/
Mwaju6757/
Mweyu6735/
Mwoye6726/
Mwaio6722/
Mveya6721/
Mmbea6713/
Mwoja675/
Mwech675/
Mbeia675/
Mwowe674/
Mveha674/
Mhwat674/
Muawe674/
Mwwai673/
Hmwei673/
Mweje673/
Mweis672/
Mwapf672/
Mbe'a672/
Mueaz672/
Mways672/
Muead672/
Hmwee672/
Mwest671/
Mueas671/
Mwapp671/
Mweet671/
Mwiia671/
Mwaue671/
Mwoue671/
Mweue671/
M'Wai671/
Mwaaz671/
Mwaih671/
Mwaii671/
Mwa'a671/
Mwaut671/
Mwatz671/
Mwaah671/
Mueia671/
Mwihe671/
Mwaia671/
Mwwey671/
Mwadh671/
Hmway671/

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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 Mwea
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