Mwenso Surname
Approximately 252 people bear this surname
Mwenso Surname Definition:
Mwenso is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: fear.
Mwenso Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 216 | 1:73,379 | 6,334 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| England | 9 | 1:6,190,895 | 170,599 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
Mwenso Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Mwenso is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: fear.
Mwenso Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mwenso Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mwenso occurs more in Zambia more than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Mwenso? popularity and diffusion
The surname Mwenso is the 1,009,375th most prevalent surname on earth It is held by around 1 in 28,918,833 people. The last name Mwenso occurs predominantly in Africa, where 96 percent of Mwenso reside; 87 percent reside in Southern Africa and 87 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
This last name is most widely held in Zambia, where it is borne by 216 people, or 1 in 73,379. In Zambia it is most prevalent in: Copperbelt Province, where 31 percent live, Luapula Province, where 31 percent live and Lusaka Province, where 25 percent live. Not including Zambia it occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 8 percent live and England, where 4 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mwensa | 83 | 201 | / |
| Mwenzo | 83 | 49 | / |
| Mwenjo | 83 | 4 | / |
| Mwinso | 83 | 2 | / |
| Mbenso | 83 | 1 | / |
| Muenso | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mwensha | 77 | 27 | / |
| Muensoh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mweenzo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mouensoi | 71 | 7 | / |
| Mouensoy | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mwenza | 67 | 2,520 | / |
| Mwinsa | 67 | 2,505 | / |
| Muensa | 67 | 1,341 | / |
| Mwenja | 67 | 1,232 | / |
| Mbensa | 67 | 352 | / |
| Mbenzo | 67 | 148 | / |
| Mwinzo | 67 | 51 | / |
| Muenjo | 67 | 9 | / |
| Mbinso | 67 | 4 | / |
| Muenzo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwenxa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwinjo | 67 | 1 | / |
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Footnotes
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