Mwenyeka Surname

2,776,799th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 49 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Mwenyeka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Mwenyeka 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
Zambia481:330,20717,862
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Mwenyeka Last Name Facts

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

Mwenyeka is found most frequently in Zambia. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mwenyeka? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,776,799th most commonly used surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 148,725,427 people. The last name Mwenyeka occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwenyeka live; 98 percent live in Southern Africa and 98 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

Mwenyeka is most commonly used in Zambia, where it is borne by 48 people, or 1 in 330,207. In Zambia Mwenyeka is most frequent in: North-Western Province, where 58 percent live, Copperbelt Province, where 25 percent live and Western Province, where 15 percent live. Outside of Zambia it occurs in one country. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 2 percent live.

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
Mbenyeka881/
Mwanjeka7552/
Mwinyika7527/
Mwengeca751/
Mwenieki751/
Mwinyikai71580/
Mwanjika636/
Mwinyaki634/
Mwaniika633/
Mwanyiky632/
Muinyika631/
Mwanyiki631/
Mwanyica631/
Muiniekka599/
Muhengeke591/
Mbenjeanke561/
Mbinjika5019/
Mwanjiko501/
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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 Mwenyeka
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