Mwedi Surname
Approximately 602 people bear this surname
Mwedi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 396 | 1:133,691 | 12,452 |
| DR Congo | 205 | 1:360,388 | 31,424 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Mwedi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mwedi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mwedi is held by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mwedi? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 535,476th most frequently occurring last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 12,105,558 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwedi reside; 66 percent reside in East Africa and 66 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
The last name Mwedi is most widely held in Tanzania, where it is held by 396 people, or 1 in 133,691. In Tanzania it is most prevalent in: Tanga Region, where 76 percent live, Dar es Salaam Region, where 21 percent live and Morogoro Region, where 2 percent live. Aside from Tanzania this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 34 percent live and Uganda, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mweedi | 91 | 25 | / |
| Mwedei | 91 | 2 | / |
| Mwedie | 91 | 1 | / |
| Mwadi | 80 | 44,548 | / |
| Mbedi | 80 | 4,967 | / |
| Muedi | 80 | 1,092 | / |
| Mwidi | 80 | 285 | / |
| Mwede | 80 | 92 | / |
| Mweda | 80 | 48 | / |
| Mwodi | 80 | 27 | / |
| Mvedi | 80 | 3 | / |
| Mwaidi | 73 | 1,685 | / |
| Mwidie | 73 | 41 | / |
| Mwadhi | 73 | 23 | / |
| Mwedde | 73 | 15 | / |
| Mwadei | 73 | 12 | / |
| Mbedhi | 73 | 11 | / |
| Mbeddi | 73 | 9 | / |
| M'Bedi | 73 | 4 | / |
| Mouedi | 73 | 4 | / |
| Mwadui | 73 | 4 | / |
| Mweeda | 73 | 2 | / |
| Mbedai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Muedip | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mwadai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mwoddi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mwadyi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mwadie | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mbedei | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mouhedi | 67 | 9 | / |
| M'Beadi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mweheda | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mmwaidi | 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 Mwedi
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