Mweene Surname

23,799th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 22,751 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Mweene Surname Definition:

Mweene is a surname of the Tonga tribe, meaning: best man / Chief bridesmaid at a wedding.

Mweene Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia22,6731:69992
Botswana331:66,27111,607
United States131:27,881,456736,413
South Africa91:6,019,745157,966
England51:11,143,612252,590
Zimbabwe51:3,087,648114,684
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Namibia21:1,204,70016,113
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

Mweene (1,217) may also be a first name.

Mweene Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Mweene is a surname of the Tonga tribe, meaning: best man / Chief bridesmaid at a wedding.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Mweene Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mweene occurs most in Zambia. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mweene? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 23,799th most frequent last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 320,318 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mweene live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Mweene is also the 226,942nd most commonly used forename in the world It is held by 1,217 people.

This last name is most widely held in Zambia, where it is carried by 22,673 people, or 1 in 699. In Zambia it is most frequent in: Southern Province, where 49 percent live, Central Province, where 23 percent live and Lusaka Province, where 21 percent live. Besides Zambia this surname is found in 13 countries. It also occurs in Botswana, where 0 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.

Mweene Last Name Statistics demography

Mweene earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 45.22% more than the national average, earning $62,661 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Mwene912,931/
Mween913/
Mwehenge862/
Mwenes8321/
Mweten8313/
Mwenea836/
Mweine834/
Mwheen832/
Mhween832/
Mweena832/
Mwenee831/
Mwenet831/
Mwen8076/
Mweenyi772/
Mwuesen771/
Mweness771/
Mmweten771/
Mwheeni771/
Mweni738,940/
Mbene734,115/
Mwine732,689/
Mwena73831/
Mweny73417/
Muene73342/
Mwane73287/
Mvene73117/
Mwenj731/
Mwone731/
Mveen731/
Mwenyi676,425/
Mwenje673,955/
Muenge671,133/
Mbeine67494/
Mouene67462/
Mvenge67441/
Muenee6741/
Muesen6728/
Mueneu6721/
Mbenea6711/
Mwaeni6711/
Mvegne6711/
Muaeen679/
Mbeenh679/
Mwaine677/
Muenje676/
Mwinne674/
Mwanea674/
Mbeane674/
Mveena673/
Mwanei672/
Mviene672/
Muenes672/
M'Bene672/
Mwenoa671/
Mwegni671/
Mmweni671/
Mueten671/
Mwenni671/
Mwenha671/
Mvenie671/
Mveine671/
Mwaane671/
Mwinei671/
Mwineh671/
Mwoine671/
Mhwane671/
Mwuena671/
Mweana671/
Mwisen671/
Mwetin671/
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Mbenei671/
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