Mweenda Surname

344,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,063 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Mweenda Surname User-submission:

The Mweenda surname means 'traveller'. It is used by the Lozi people from Western Province, Zambia, where king Lubosi titled Lewenika.

Mweenda Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia1,0051:15,7711,774
Namibia551:43,8075,665
England11:55,718,059489,080
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Mweenda (40) may also be a first name.

Mweenda Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Mweenda surname means 'traveller'. It is used by the Lozi people from Western Province, Zambia, where king Lubosi titled Lewenika.

- mweenda

Mweenda Last Name Facts

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

Mweenda occurs most in Zambia. It may occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mweenda? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mweenda is the 344,624th most commonly used family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 6,855,641 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mweenda live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Mweenda is also the 1,614,485th most frequently used first name in the world It is held by 40 people.

This last name is most frequently used in Zambia, where it is held by 1,005 people, or 1 in 15,771. In Zambia it is mostly concentrated in: Southern Province, where 42 percent live, Lusaka Province, where 22 percent live and Central Province, where 18 percent live. Without taking into account Zambia this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Namibia, where 5 percent live and England, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mweendaa931/
Mwenda92151,973/
Mweendo86692/
Mwendaa86118/
Mwendah8643/
Mwaenda8621/
Mweende868/
Mwenday865/
Mmwenda864/
Mwendai863/
Mweendi862/
Mwendea862/
Mweemda862/
Mwendad861/
Mwennda861/
Mwnda832/
M'Mwenda80217/
Muheenda803/
Mwehendo801/
Mwende7783,500/
Mwendo777,553/
Muenda774,873/
Mwendi774,395/
Mwinda772,502/
Mbenda771,769/
Mwendy7736/
Mwemda773/
Mwhnda771/
Mwndad771/
Mwendahei751/
Mwendoi71132/
Muendat715/
Mwemndi714/
Mwendee713/
Mbendha713/
Mwendeh712/
Mouenda712/
Mwhndas712/
Mmwende711/
Mbeende711/
Mbendah711/
Mwwende711/
Muendau711/
Mwendde711/
Mwendei711/
Mwendhe711/
Mwendho711/
Mwendie711/
Mwendoh711/
Muendap711/
Mwiendi711/
Mwendui711/
Muendach675/
Hmuendat672/
Muhendah671/
Mwndi671/
Mwindaya671/

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