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

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

Mwengo Last Name Facts

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

Mwengo is found in The DR Congo more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mwengo? popularity and diffusion

The surname Mwengo is the 242,266th most commonly used last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 4,422,055 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwengo are found; 38 percent are found in East Africa and 38 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,282,666th most widespread forename throughout the world, borne by 59 people.

The last name is most frequently used in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 479 people, or 1 in 154,237. Besides The DR Congo Mwengo occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 29 percent are found and Malawi, where 22 percent are found.

Mwengo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Mwengo last name is predominantly Muslim (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

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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