Mwengo Surname

242,266th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,648 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Namibia

Mwengo Surname Definition:

Mwengo is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: chisel.

Mwengo Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo4791:154,23716,059
Tanzania4761:111,22210,709
Malawi3661:46,7746,615
Kenya1501:307,86619,317
Namibia941:25,6324,115
Zambia691:229,70914,265
Zimbabwe131:1,187,55768,998
England11:55,718,059489,080

Mwengo (59) may also be a first name.

Mwengo Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Mwengo is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: chisel.

— The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama
DNA test information
Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Mwengo Demographics

Mwengo Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 2 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

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Mwengo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mwengo is found most frequently in The DR Congo. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mwengo? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 242,266th most commonly held family name internationally, held by around 1 in 4,422,055 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwengo live; 38 percent live in East Africa and 38 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,282,666th most commonly held first name at a global level, held by 59 people.

This last name is most common in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 479 people, or 1 in 154,237. Beside The DR Congo this last name is found in 7 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 29 percent live and Malawi, where 22 percent live.

Mwengo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is chiefly Muslim (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mwaengo92252/
Mweengo9219/
Mwenga8312,772/
Mbengo838,316/
Mwingo831,267/
Muengo8373/
Mhwngo831/
Mbengou77629/
Mwaenga77250/
Mweenga77101/
Mbengoo773/
M'Bengo772/
Mwaingo772/
Mwengah771/
Mbengoi771/
Mbengoy771/
Mwengha771/
Mouengo771/
Mwnga731/
Mbngo731/
M'Bengou715/
Muengood711/
Mweennga711/
Mbenga6717,176/
Mwinga679,236/
Mbingo673,666/
Muenga672,630/
Muingo67281/
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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Mwengo
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