Mweetwa Surname

29,420th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18,213 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Mweetwa Surname Definition:

Mweetwa is a surname of the Tonga tribe, meaning: crocodile clan.

Mweetwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia18,1361:874114
Zimbabwe601:257,30427,433
Iceland31:126,6975,403
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Mweetwa (364) may also be a first name.

Mweetwa Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Mweetwa is a surname of the Tonga tribe, meaning: crocodile clan.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Mweetwa Last Name Facts

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

Mweetwa occurs in Zambia more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Mweetwa.

How Common Is The Last Name Mweetwa? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 29,420th most numerous family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 400,129 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mweetwa reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 456,229th most widespread first name in the world, held by 364 people.

The last name is most prevalent in Zambia, where it is held by 18,136 people, or 1 in 874. In Zambia Mweetwa is most prevalent in: Southern Province, where 69 percent are found, Lusaka Province, where 15 percent are found and Central Province, where 10 percent are found. Not including Zambia Mweetwa is found in 15 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 0 percent are found and Iceland, where 0 percent are found.

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Muetwa775/
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Mwaitwa7133/
Muhetwa714/
Mwittwa711/
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Mwatua62524/
Muitwa6234/
Mbedwa6222/
Mwitwe627/
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Mbitwa623/
Mbetwo622/
Mvotwa622/
Mbetua621/
Mwitwi621/
Muhatwa574/
Mwadwaa572/
Mmbitwa571/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Mweetwa
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