Mwenezi Surname
Approximately 56 people bear this surname
Mwenezi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 53 | 1:291,288 | 29,631 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Mwenezi (12) may also be a first name.
Mwenezi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mwenezi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mwenezi is held by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Mwenezi.
How Common Is The Last Name Mwenezi? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 2,580,327th most commonly occurring last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 130,134,748 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwenezi are found; 95 percent are found in Southern Africa and 95 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Mwenezi is also the 3,306,491st most frequently used first name world-wide, held by 12 people.
Mwenezi is most widespread in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 53 people, or 1 in 291,288. In Zimbabwe Mwenezi is mostly found in: Midlands Province, where 49 percent live, Masvingo Province, where 28 percent live and Manicaland Province, where 19 percent live. Beside Zimbabwe this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 4 percent live and The DR Congo, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mwenesi | 86 | 3,738 | / |
| Mweneza | 86 | 4 | / |
| Mwenegi | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mwanezhi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mwanazi | 71 | 34 | / |
| Mwenesy | 71 | 6 | / |
| Mwenese | 71 | 3 | / |
| Mwenase | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mwenege | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mwingizi | 67 | 475 | / |
| Mwanozie | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mhwanazi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mboinezi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbineizi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Muhonezi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwenechaya | 59 | 1 | / |
| Mwanahadzi | 59 | 1 | / |
| Mwanisi | 57 | 262 | / |
| Mwanasi | 57 | 138 | / |
| Mbenege | 57 | 18 | / |
| Mvonesi | 57 | 6 | / |
| Muenesy | 57 | 1 | / |
| Mvenase | 57 | 1 | / |
| Mwinigi | 57 | 1 | / |
| Mbenize | 57 | 1 | / |
| Mwanese | 57 | 1 | / |
| Mwanasai | 53 | 1 | / |
| Muhingizi | 50 | 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 Mwenezi
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