Mwehu Surname
Approximately 14,020 people bear this surname
Mwehu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 14,010 | 1:5,273 | 609 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
Mwehu (1,694) may also be a first name.
Mwehu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mwehu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mwehu is carried by more people in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Mwehu.
How Common Is The Last Name Mwehu? popularity and diffusion
Mwehu is the 37,559th most frequently held surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 519,796 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwehu are found; 100 percent are found in Central Africa and 100 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 186,812th most frequent given name at a global level. It is borne by 1,694 people.
It is most frequently used in The DR Congo, where it is held by 14,010 people, or 1 in 5,273. Not including The DR Congo this surname exists in 9 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 0 percent live and Belgium, where 0 percent live.
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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 Mwehu
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