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
The last name Mwene is found in Zambia more than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Mwene.
How Common Is The Last Name Mwene? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 150,479th most widespread last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,486,368 people. The surname Mwene occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwene live; 41 percent live in Southern Africa and 41 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Mwene is also the 263,594th most frequently occurring first name throughout the world. It is borne by 940 people.
The surname is most widespread in Zambia, where it is borne by 983 people, or 1 in 16,124. In Zambia it is primarily found in: Lusaka Province, where 39 percent reside, Central Province, where 23 percent reside and Southern Province, where 12 percent reside. Aside from Zambia this last name exists in 18 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 26 percent reside and Tanzania, where 16 percent reside.
Mwene Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is predominantly 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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