Mweni Surname
Approximately 8,940 people bear this surname
Mweni Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 5,691 | 1:8,115 | 1,066 |
| Zambia | 1,874 | 1:8,458 | 998 |
| DR Congo | 930 | 1:79,440 | 9,181 |
| South Africa | 192 | 1:282,176 | 27,721 |
| Tanzania | 159 | 1:332,966 | 24,953 |
| Zimbabwe | 73 | 1:211,483 | 24,106 |
| England | 7 | 1:7,959,723 | 202,100 |
| Uganda | 4 | 1:9,759,820 | 144,676 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
Mweni (1,948) may also be a first name.
Mweni Demographics
Average Mweni Salary in
South Africa
R 90,048
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Mweni Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mweni Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mweni is most common in Kenya. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mweni? popularity and diffusion
The surname Mweni is the 56,676th most frequently occurring last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 815,162 people. The last name Mweni occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mweni reside; 65 percent reside in East Africa and 65 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Mweni is also the 171,749th most widespread first name internationally It is held by 1,948 people.
Mweni is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is borne by 5,691 people, or 1 in 8,115. In Kenya Mweni is most frequent in: Kilifi County, where 66 percent live, Mombasa County, where 12 percent live and Nairobi County, where 5 percent live. Excluding Kenya Mweni occurs in 16 countries. It is also found in Zambia, where 21 percent live and The DR Congo, where 10 percent live.
Mweni Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the last name is principally Christian (96%) in Kenya.
Mweni earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 62.11% less than the national average, earning R 90,048 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mwenyi | 91 | 6,425 | / |
| Mwegni | 91 | 1 | / |
| Mmweni | 91 | 1 | / |
| Mweenyi | 83 | 2 | / |
| Mwheeni | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mwwenyi | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mweanyi | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mueni | 80 | 45,534 | / |
| Mwene | 80 | 2,931 | / |
| Mwini | 80 | 1,660 | / |
| Mwena | 80 | 831 | / |
| Mweny | 80 | 417 | / |
| Mveni | 80 | 259 | / |
| Mwenj | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mwouegni | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mwinyi | 73 | 32,841 | / |
| Mweene | 73 | 22,751 | / |
| Mwenje | 73 | 3,955 | / |
| Muheni | 73 | 226 | / |
| Mvenyi | 73 | 210 | / |
| Mwaini | 73 | 157 | / |
| Muengi | 73 | 145 | / |
| Moueni | 73 | 28 | / |
| Mvengi | 73 | 22 | / |
| Mwenes | 73 | 21 | / |
| Muenai | 73 | 14 | / |
| Mwenea | 73 | 6 | / |
| Mbeini | 73 | 4 | / |
| Mweine | 73 | 4 | / |
| Mweena | 73 | 2 | / |
| Mwinui | 73 | 2 | / |
| Mbenui | 73 | 2 | / |
| Mwuena | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mwenha | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mweana | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mbenii | 73 | 1 | / |
| Muenis | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mwenet | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mvieni | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mvenie | 73 | 1 | / |
| Muenih | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mbenei | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mbenai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mwenoa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mwenee | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mwinei | 73 | 1 | / |
| Muenich | 67 | 190 | / |
| Muhenio | 67 | 89 | / |
| Mouegni | 67 | 61 | / |
| Mwaingi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mwingai | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mouenyi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mvennyi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mouheni | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mweness | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwainyi | 67 | 1 | / |
| M'Beini | 67 | 1 | / |
| Muheini | 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 Mweni
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis