Mweji Surname
Approximately 774 people bear this surname
Mweji Surname Definition:
Mweji is a surname of the Lunda tribe, meaning: moonlight.
Mweji Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 424 | 1:124,862 | 11,788 |
| DR Congo | 349 | 1:211,689 | 20,903 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Mweji (37) may also be a first name.
Mweji Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Mweji is a surname of the Lunda tribe, meaning: moonlight.
Mweji Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mweji Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mweji has its highest incidence in Tanzania. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Mweji.
How Common Is The Last Name Mweji? popularity and diffusion
It is the 441,818th most prevalent surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 9,415,434 people. The last name Mweji occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mweji are found; 55 percent are found in East Africa and 55 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,688,769th most frequently held first name worldwide It is held by 37 people.
The surname is most commonly occurring in Tanzania, where it is held by 424 people, or 1 in 124,862. In Tanzania it is primarily concentrated in: Morogoro Region, where 66 percent are found, Dar es Salaam Region, where 16 percent are found and Arusha Region, where 12 percent are found. Barring Tanzania it exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 45 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mwedji | 91 | 1 | / |
| Mwei | 89 | 1,779 | / |
| Mwej | 89 | 34 | / |
| Mwezi | 80 | 5,282 | / |
| Mueji | 80 | 1,262 | / |
| Mwesi | 80 | 678 | / |
| Mbeji | 80 | 572 | / |
| Mwiji | 80 | 146 | / |
| Mweja | 80 | 139 | / |
| Mwaji | 80 | 120 | / |
| Mweyi | 80 | 73 | / |
| Mwoji | 80 | 11 | / |
| Mwegi | 80 | 8 | / |
| Mweci | 80 | 4 | / |
| Hmwei | 80 | 3 | / |
| Mweje | 80 | 3 | / |
| Mweia | 80 | 2 | / |
| Mweis | 80 | 2 | / |
| Mwedzi | 73 | 1,761 | / |
| Mwidji | 73 | 807 | / |
| Mweusi | 73 | 310 | / |
| Mhwaji | 73 | 160 | / |
| Muheji | 73 | 7 | / |
| Mwehia | 73 | 7 | / |
| Mweezi | 73 | 6 | / |
| Mmweih | 73 | 6 | / |
| Mvedji | 73 | 4 | / |
| Mweije | 73 | 3 | / |
| Mwijai | 73 | 2 | / |
| Mwezhi | 73 | 2 | / |
| Mweise | 73 | 2 | / |
| Mwuesi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mmwezi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mwesie | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mwejje | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mweizi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mweize | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mweige | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mwezai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mwajie | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mmweje | 73 | 1 | / |
| Muejji | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mweyie | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mwezie | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mwezzi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mweiss | 73 | 0 | / |
| Mwai | 67 | 26,902 | / |
| Mweu | 67 | 6,461 | / |
| Mbei | 67 | 1,316 | / |
| Mwea | 67 | 990 | / |
| Mbej | 67 | 59 | / |
| Mwaj | 67 | 51 | / |
| Mwey | 67 | 47 | / |
| Mwoi | 67 | 14 | / |
| Mwehesi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mwie | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mwoj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwahaji | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mweisge | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwoe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mouedji | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mvej | 67 | 1 | / |
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Footnotes
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