Mwenene Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Zambia

Mwenene Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mwenene Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Mwenene Last Name Facts

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

Mwenene occurs more in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mwenene? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 7,117,718th most commonly occurring last name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The surname Mwenene occurs predominantly in Africa, where 71 percent of Mwenene live; 29 percent live in East Africa and 29 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

Mwenene is most widespread in Uganda, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 19,519,640. In Uganda it is most common in: Bugiri District, where 50 percent are found and Buvuma District, where 50 percent are found. Besides Uganda this surname is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 29 percent are found and Burkina Faso, where 14 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mwengene931/
Mwengenge8827/
Mbenene86147/
Muenene8627/
Mweneni8610/
Mvenene868/
Mwenena864/
Mwanene861/
Mwenenyi8097/
Mwengeni8021/
Mweninee804/
Mouenene801/
Mbhenene801/
Mwengengi752/
Muhenenge751/
Mbeneni714/
Muenena714/
Mbinene714/
Muhenehene712/
Mwaneni712/
Mwengengoi711/
Mvenyne711/
Muinene711/
Mwainena671/

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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 Mwenene
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