Mwenyo Surname
Approximately 257 people bear this surname
Mwenyo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 133 | 1:119,172 | 9,117 |
| Namibia | 95 | 1:25,362 | 4,096 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| Kenya | 4 | 1:11,544,975 | 62,419 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
Mwenyo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mwenyo Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mwenyo occurs most in Zambia. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mwenyo? popularity and diffusion
The surname Mwenyo is the 996,001st most prevalent surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 28,356,210 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Mwenyo are found; 89 percent are found in Southern Africa and 89 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
The surname Mwenyo is most commonly held in Zambia, where it is held by 133 people, or 1 in 119,172. In Zambia Mwenyo is most common in: Copperbelt Province, where 66 percent live, Lusaka Province, where 30 percent live and North-Western Province, where 1 percent live. Without taking into account Zambia Mwenyo occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Namibia, where 37 percent live and The DR Congo, where 8 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mwenya | 83 | 63,522 | / |
| Mbenyo | 83 | 12 | / |
| Mwonyo | 83 | 5 | / |
| Mwenjo | 83 | 4 | / |
| Mwinyo | 83 | 3 | / |
| Mweneo | 83 | 1 | / |
| Muenyot | 77 | 131 | / |
| Muhenyo | 77 | 49 | / |
| Mweneho | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mwaenya | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mweanya | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mwwenya | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mbeny'o | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mwehenya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mwanaayo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Muenho | 67 | 4,289 | / |
| Mbenya | 67 | 1,482 | / |
| Mwenja | 67 | 1,232 | / |
| Mwenia | 67 | 768 | / |
| Muenya | 67 | 729 | / |
| Mwinya | 67 | 424 | / |
| Mvenya | 67 | 413 | / |
| Mwanjo | 67 | 43 | / |
| Muenjo | 67 | 9 | / |
| Mwenea | 67 | 6 | / |
| Mbinyo | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mbenjo | 67 | 3 | / |
| Mwonjo | 67 | 3 | / |
| Mvanyo | 67 | 3 | / |
| Mwinjo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwineo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwenha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mvonyo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbenio | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mvegno | 67 | 1 | / |
| Muegno | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mueneo | 67 | 0 | / |
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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
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- 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 Mwenyo
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