Mwedu Surname
Approximately 7 people bear this surname
Mwedu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 6 | 1:2,573,040 | 106,478 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Mwedu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mwedu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mwedu is found most in Zimbabwe. It can be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mwedu? popularity and diffusion
Mwedu is the 7,117,718th most numerous last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwedu live; 86 percent live in Southern Africa and 86 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
This surname is most commonly held in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 6 people, or 1 in 2,573,040. In Zimbabwe Mwedu is most common in: Masvingo Province, where 100 percent live. Aside from Zimbabwe this last name is found in one country. It is also found in Uganda, where 14 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mwedhu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Mbedu | 80 | 2,034 | / |
| Mwidu | 80 | 1,443 | / |
| Mwadu | 80 | 10 | / |
| Mwodu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mwidau | 73 | 173 | / |
| Mwidhu | 73 | 95 | / |
| Mwadau | 73 | 63 | / |
| Mbedou | 73 | 49 | / |
| Mbedhu | 73 | 27 | / |
| Mwiddu | 73 | 10 | / |
| Mvedou | 73 | 8 | / |
| Mbhedu | 73 | 8 | / |
| Mwadui | 73 | 4 | / |
| Mwwidu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mwaidu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mouedu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mwaidou | 67 | 12 | / |
| Mvoedou | 67 | 7 | / |
| Mouedou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mbidu | 60 | 121 | / |
| Muidu | 60 | 13 | / |
| Mvidu | 60 | 4 | / |
| Mwidoe | 55 | 6 | / |
| Mbidou | 55 | 5 | / |
| Muidou | 55 | 2 | / |
| Mbuidu | 55 | 1 | / |
| Muaadu | 55 | 1 | / |
| Muhadhu | 50 | 15 | / |
| Muidduy | 50 | 1 | / |
| Muidhui | 50 | 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 Mwedu
- 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