Mwene Surname
Approximately 2,931 people bear this surname
Mwene Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 983 | 1:16,124 | 1,808 |
| DR Congo | 773 | 1:95,575 | 10,806 |
| Tanzania | 471 | 1:112,403 | 10,822 |
| Cameroon | 223 | 1:93,135 | 11,132 |
| Zimbabwe | 208 | 1:74,222 | 10,978 |
| Kenya | 150 | 1:307,866 | 19,317 |
| Uganda | 97 | 1:402,467 | 25,105 |
| Angola | 4 | 1:6,747,304 | 6,999 |
| Rwanda | 4 | 1:2,841,244 | 3,611 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
| South Sudan | 4 | 1:2,853,769 | 1,758 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Namibia | 2 | 1:1,204,700 | 16,113 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
Mwene (940) may also be a first name.
Mwene Demographics
Mwene Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Mwene Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mwene Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mwene is held by more people in Zambia than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mwene? popularity and diffusion
Mwene is the 150,479th most frequent family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 2,486,368 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwene live; 41 percent live in Southern Africa and 41 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 263,594th most frequently occurring forename globally. It is borne by 940 people.
The surname is most prevalent in Zambia, where it is held by 983 people, or 1 in 16,124. In Zambia Mwene is mostly concentrated in: Lusaka Province, where 39 percent reside, Central Province, where 23 percent reside and Southern Province, where 12 percent reside. Outside of Zambia this surname occurs in 18 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 26 percent reside and Tanzania, where 16 percent reside.
Mwene Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mweene | 91 | 22,751 | / |
| Mwenje | 91 | 3,955 | / |
| Mwenes | 91 | 21 | / |
| Mwenea | 91 | 6 | / |
| Mweine | 91 | 4 | / |
| Mwenet | 91 | 1 | / |
| Mwenee | 91 | 1 | / |
| Mwen | 89 | 76 | / |
| Mweness | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mweni | 80 | 8,940 | / |
| Mbene | 80 | 4,115 | / |
| Mwine | 80 | 2,689 | / |
| Mwena | 80 | 831 | / |
| Mweny | 80 | 417 | / |
| Muene | 80 | 342 | / |
| Mwane | 80 | 287 | / |
| Mvene | 80 | 117 | / |
| Mween | 80 | 3 | / |
| Mwone | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mwenj | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mwehenge | 77 | 2 | / |
| Mwenyi | 73 | 6,425 | / |
| Muenge | 73 | 1,133 | / |
| Mbeine | 73 | 494 | / |
| Mouene | 73 | 462 | / |
| Mvenge | 73 | 441 | / |
| Muenee | 73 | 41 | / |
| Mueneu | 73 | 21 | / |
| Mweten | 73 | 13 | / |
| Mbenea | 73 | 11 | / |
| Mwaeni | 73 | 11 | / |
| Mvegne | 73 | 11 | / |
| Mwaine | 73 | 7 | / |
| Muenje | 73 | 6 | / |
| Mwanea | 73 | 4 | / |
| Mwinne | 73 | 4 | / |
| Mbeane | 73 | 4 | / |
| M'Bene | 73 | 2 | / |
| Mwanei | 73 | 2 | / |
| Mweena | 73 | 2 | / |
| Muenes | 73 | 2 | / |
| Mviene | 73 | 2 | / |
| Mwheen | 73 | 2 | / |
| Mhween | 73 | 2 | / |
| Mwenoa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mwenha | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mwenni | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mmweni | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mwheem | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mwetin | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mwisen | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mweana | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mwuena | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mwegni | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mwoine | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mwinei | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mvenie | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mveine | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mwaane | 73 | 1 | / |
| Muenez | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mbenei | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mhwane | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mwineh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mwin | 67 | 93 | / |
| Mvengue | 67 | 81 | / |
| Muheney | 67 | 9 | / |
| Mwaenyi | 67 | 6 | / |
| Mven | 67 | 3 | / |
| Mouenet | 67 | 3 | / |
| Mouegne | 67 | 3 | / |
| Mouhene | 67 | 3 | / |
| Mbehneh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mweenyi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mwwenyi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mveigne | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mweanyi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwuesen | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mouenes | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mmweten | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwaneeh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwheeni | 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 Mwene
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