Mwema Surname
Approximately 74,222 people bear this surname
Mwema Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 62,416 | 1:1,184 | 101 |
| Kenya | 7,899 | 1:5,846 | 805 |
| Tanzania | 2,879 | 1:18,389 | 2,354 |
| Zambia | 846 | 1:18,735 | 2,093 |
| Uganda | 49 | 1:796,720 | 37,939 |
| United States | 36 | 1:10,068,304 | 413,125 |
| Botswana | 17 | 1:128,643 | 18,229 |
| Belgium | 16 | 1:718,540 | 60,840 |
| Zimbabwe | 7 | 1:2,205,463 | 97,905 |
| South Africa | 7 | 1:7,739,672 | 177,858 |
| France | 7 | 1:9,488,960 | 336,266 |
| England | 7 | 1:7,959,723 | 202,100 |
| Thailand | 5 | 1:14,127,669 | 603,945 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Rwanda | 4 | 1:2,841,244 | 3,611 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
Mwema (8,136) may also be a first name.
Mwema Demographics
Average Mwema Salary in
United States
$26,889 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Mwema Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mwema Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mwema occurs more in The DR Congo more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mwema? popularity and diffusion
The surname Mwema is the 7,643rd most commonly held surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 98,186 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwema live; 84 percent live in Central Africa and 84 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 70,278th most commonly occurring first name globally, borne by 8,136 people.
The last name is most commonly occurring in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 62,416 people, or 1 in 1,184. Other than The DR Congo this last name is found in 30 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 11 percent live and Tanzania, where 4 percent live.
Mwema Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Mwema last name is chiefly Christian (99%) in Kenya.
Mwema earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 37.68% less than the national average, earning $26,889 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mweema | 91 | 179 | / |
| Mweama | 91 | 21 | / |
| Mwemah | 91 | 2 | / |
| Mwaema | 91 | 1 | / |
| Mwe'ma | 91 | 1 | / |
| Mwemma | 91 | 1 | / |
| Mweemga | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mweemaa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Muema | 80 | 43,764 | / |
| Mwima | 80 | 12,330 | / |
| Mbema | 80 | 1,764 | / |
| Mweme | 80 | 697 | / |
| Mwemi | 80 | 401 | / |
| Mwama | 80 | 385 | / |
| Mwoma | 80 | 153 | / |
| Mvema | 80 | 6 | / |
| Mwemo | 80 | 4 | / |
| Mwemy | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mwamay | 73 | 55 | / |
| M'Bema | 73 | 33 | / |
| Mwaima | 73 | 30 | / |
| Mbeama | 73 | 27 | / |
| Mweemi | 73 | 25 | / |
| Mwamau | 73 | 10 | / |
| Mwemou | 73 | 6 | / |
| Mwamai | 73 | 5 | / |
| Mwimah | 73 | 5 | / |
| Mbhema | 73 | 5 | / |
| Mweeme | 73 | 3 | / |
| Mwamaa | 73 | 2 | / |
| Mwimma | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mwemes | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mwemge | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mwamah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mwimha | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mbemma | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mbehma | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mbeema | 73 | 1 | / |
| M'Wemi | 73 | 1 | / |
| M'Wemou | 67 | 25 | / |
| Muemmah | 67 | 13 | / |
| Mouhema | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwauyma | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbehema | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwahama | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbheema | 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 Mwema
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