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 found in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mwedi? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 535,476th most common surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 12,105,558 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwedi reside; 66 percent reside in East Africa and 66 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
The surname is most numerous in Tanzania, where it is carried 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. Outside of Tanzania Mwedi occurs in 2 countries. It is also found 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
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis