Mwei Surname
Approximately 1,779 people bear this surname
Mwei Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 1,752 | 1:26,358 | 2,960 |
| Nigeria | 17 | 1:10,420,162 | 203,261 |
| United States | 9 | 1:40,273,215 | 872,126 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Mwei (158) may also be a first name.
Mwei Demographics
Mwei Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Mwei Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mwei Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mwei is more frequently found in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mwei? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 227,923rd most frequently held surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 4,096,428 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Mwei reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 55 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 730,165th most frequently held given name at a global level It is held by 158 people.
This last name is most frequent in Kenya, where it is carried by 1,752 people, or 1 in 26,358. In Kenya Mwei is primarily found in: Uasin Gishu County, where 20 percent live, Machakos County, where 13 percent live and Nandi County, where 13 percent live. Beside Kenya this last name is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 1 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.
Mwei Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Mwei earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 56.75% less than the national average, earning $18,661 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mweji | 89 | 774 | / |
| Mweyi | 89 | 73 | / |
| Hmwei | 89 | 3 | / |
| Mweis | 89 | 2 | / |
| Mweia | 89 | 2 | / |
| Mwe | 86 | 530 | / |
| Mwi | 86 | 132 | / |
| Mwehia | 80 | 7 | / |
| Mmweih | 80 | 6 | / |
| Mweije | 80 | 3 | / |
| Mweyie | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mweiss | 80 | 0 | / |
| Mwai | 75 | 26,902 | / |
| Mweu | 75 | 6,461 | / |
| Mbei | 75 | 1,316 | / |
| Mwea | 75 | 990 | / |
| Hmwe | 75 | 77 | / |
| Mwee | 75 | 66 | / |
| Mwey | 75 | 47 | / |
| Måwe | 75 | 40 | / |
| Mhwe | 75 | 37 | / |
| Mwej | 75 | 34 | / |
| Mweh | 75 | 34 | / |
| Mwip | 75 | 34 | / |
| Mwoi | 75 | 14 | / |
| M'We | 75 | 12 | / |
| Mmwe | 75 | 2 | / |
| Mwii | 75 | 2 | / |
| Mwie | 75 | 2 | / |
| Mwue | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hmwi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mwoe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mwye | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mwgi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mhwi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mwiya | 67 | 19,155 | / |
| Mwayi | 67 | 1,622 | / |
| Mweya | 67 | 1,526 | / |
| Mweyo | 67 | 1,448 | / |
| Mueji | 67 | 1,262 | / |
| Mwije | 67 | 822 | / |
| Mbeji | 67 | 572 | / |
| Mweha | 67 | 453 | / |
| Mwija | 67 | 347 | / |
| Mwaye | 67 | 307 | / |
| Mwijo | 67 | 307 | / |
| Mwaje | 67 | 187 | / |
| Mweye | 67 | 152 | / |
| Mwiji | 67 | 146 | / |
| Mweja | 67 | 139 | / |
| Mwaji | 67 | 120 | / |
| Mwawe | 67 | 96 | / |
| Mwiye | 67 | 90 | / |
| Mwaie | 67 | 75 | / |
| Mweyu | 67 | 35 | / |
| Mveis | 67 | 28 | / |
| Mwoye | 67 | 26 | / |
| Mwaio | 67 | 22 | / |
| Mmbei | 67 | 19 | / |
| Mbeih | 67 | 12 | / |
| Mwoji | 67 | 11 | / |
| Mwiyo | 67 | 9 | / |
| Mbeia | 67 | 5 | / |
| Mwech | 67 | 5 | / |
| Mwowe | 67 | 4 | / |
| Muawe | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mwwai | 67 | 3 | / |
| Mweje | 67 | 3 | / |
| Hmwee | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mwiss | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mweea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mueia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbeiy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mweah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mueio | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwoyi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mveih | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwaii | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwaih | 67 | 1 | / |
| M'Wai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwest | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwitt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwith | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mueii | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwihe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mweet | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwiia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwaia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwaue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwoue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwwey | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mmvei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mweue | 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
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- 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 Mwei
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