Mweha Surname
Approximately 453 people bear this surname
Mweha Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 202 | 1:228,613 | 16,073 |
| Tanzania | 200 | 1:264,708 | 21,070 |
| Zimbabwe | 27 | 1:571,787 | 44,609 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Mweha (24) may also be a first name.
Mweha Demographics
Mweha Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Mweha Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mweha Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mweha is found most in Kenya. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mweha? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 662,685th most commonly used surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 16,087,298 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mweha reside; 89 percent reside in East Africa and 89 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Mweha is also the 2,187,323rd most widespread first name at a global level, borne by 24 people.
This last name is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is held by 202 people, or 1 in 228,613. In Kenya Mweha is most prevalent in: Nakuru County, where 30 percent live, Nyeri County, where 28 percent live and Muranga County, where 28 percent live. Without taking into account Kenya this surname exists in 6 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 44 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 6 percent live.
Mweha Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Mweha last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mwehia | 91 | 7 | / |
| Mwea | 89 | 990 | / |
| M'Wehad | 83 | 12 | / |
| Mweya | 80 | 1,526 | / |
| Mweja | 80 | 139 | / |
| Mwiha | 80 | 30 | / |
| Mweho | 80 | 21 | / |
| Mveha | 80 | 4 | / |
| Mweia | 80 | 2 | / |
| Mwjha | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mweah | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mweea | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mweao | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mwihia | 73 | 1,598 | / |
| Mwaiha | 73 | 142 | / |
| Mmbeha | 73 | 94 | / |
| Mweuya | 73 | 11 | / |
| Mbeyha | 73 | 6 | / |
| Mmweih | 73 | 6 | / |
| Muehya | 73 | 2 | / |
| Mweeya | 73 | 2 | / |
| Mweiya | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mbeiha | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mbejha | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mwahia | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mweyah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mwihaz | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mwheat | 73 | 0 | / |
| Mwai | 67 | 26,902 | / |
| Mweu | 67 | 6,461 | / |
| Mwau | 67 | 5,535 | / |
| Mbea | 67 | 2,138 | / |
| Mwei | 67 | 1,779 | / |
| Mwia | 67 | 562 | / |
| Mwiyoha | 67 | 297 | / |
| Mway | 67 | 245 | / |
| Mwaa | 67 | 124 | / |
| Mwahaja | 67 | 92 | / |
| Mwaj | 67 | 51 | / |
| Mwey | 67 | 47 | / |
| Mwej | 67 | 34 | / |
| Mweo | 67 | 21 | / |
| Muea | 67 | 14 | / |
| Mwahaya | 67 | 11 | / |
| Mwaheya | 67 | 5 | / |
| Mwya | 67 | 2 | / |
| Muhaweh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mwayesh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mwie | 67 | 2 | / |
| Muaaweh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Muhieha | 67 | 1 | / |
| M'Behia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mvea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwihiah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mweyouh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwoe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwahaji | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwye | 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 Mweha
- 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