Mwemi Surname
Approximately 401 people bear this surname
Mwemi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 395 | 1:134,029 | 12,481 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
Mwemi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mwemi Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mwemi has its highest incidence in Tanzania. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mwemi? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 725,073rd most frequently occurring surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 18,173,431 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwemi are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 100 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
This surname is most frequently occurring in Tanzania, where it is held by 395 people, or 1 in 134,029. In Tanzania it is mostly concentrated in: Morogoro Region, where 85 percent reside, Dar es Salaam Region, where 14 percent reside and Mbeya Region, where 0 percent reside. Other than Tanzania Mwemi is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 1 percent reside and Benin, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mweemi | 91 | 25 | / |
| M'Wemi | 91 | 1 | / |
| Mwaemi | 91 | 1 | / |
| Mwema | 80 | 74,222 | / |
| Mwami | 80 | 6,990 | / |
| Mweme | 80 | 697 | / |
| Mwimi | 80 | 584 | / |
| Mbemi | 80 | 209 | / |
| Muemi | 80 | 8 | / |
| Mvemi | 80 | 2 | / |
| Mwomi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mwemy | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mwaami | 73 | 314 | / |
| Mweema | 73 | 179 | / |
| Mweama | 73 | 21 | / |
| Mvemie | 73 | 10 | / |
| Mwamai | 73 | 5 | / |
| Mwamui | 73 | 4 | / |
| Mweeme | 73 | 3 | / |
| Muemyi | 73 | 2 | / |
| Mbhemi | 73 | 2 | / |
| Mwemma | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mwe'ma | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mwemes | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mwemge | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mwimyi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mwaeme | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mbeami | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mbemoi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mwamii | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mwimui | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mbehemi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mweemaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| M'Ouemi | 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 Mwemi
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