Mweji Surname

441,818th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 774 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mweji Surname Definition:

Mweji is a surname of the Lunda tribe, meaning: moonlight.

Mweji Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania4241:124,86211,788
DR Congo3491:211,68920,903
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

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.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Mweji Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mweji is more frequently found in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Mweji.

How Common Is The Last Name Mweji? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 441,818th most frequently occurring last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 9,415,434 people. The last name is mostly found 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 widely held given name in the world, borne by 37 people.

The last name Mweji is most prevalent in Tanzania, where it is held by 424 people, or 1 in 124,862. In Tanzania it is mostly concentrated in: Morogoro Region, where 66 percent live, Dar es Salaam Region, where 16 percent live and Arusha Region, where 12 percent live. Other than Tanzania it is found in 2 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 45 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mwedji911/
Mwei891,779/
Mwej8934/
Mwezi805,282/
Mueji801,262/
Mwesi80678/
Mbeji80572/
Mwiji80146/
Mweja80139/
Mwaji80120/
Mweyi8073/
Mwoji8011/
Mwegi808/
Mweci804/
Hmwei803/
Mweje803/
Mweia802/
Mweis802/
Mwedzi731,761/
Mwidji73807/
Mweusi73310/
Mhwaji73160/
Muheji737/
Mwehia737/
Mweezi736/
Mmweih736/
Mvedji734/
Mweije733/
Mwijai732/
Mwezhi732/
Mweise732/
Mwuesi731/
Mmwezi731/
Mwesie731/
Mwejje731/
Mweizi731/
Mweize731/
Mweige731/
Mwezai731/
Mwajie731/
Mmweje731/
Muejji731/
Mweyie731/
Mwezie731/
Mwezzi731/
Mweiss730/
Mwai6726,902/
Mweu676,461/
Mbei671,316/
Mwea67990/
Mbej6759/
Mwaj6751/
Mwey6747/
Mwoi6714/
Mwehesi672/
Mwie672/
Mwoj671/
Mwahaji671/
Mwye671/
Mweisge671/
Mwue671/
Mwoe671/
Mouedji671/
Mvej671/

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