Mwenyo Surname

996,001st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 257 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Namibia

Mwenyo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mwenyo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia1331:119,1729,117
Namibia951:25,3624,096
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
England21:27,859,030389,889
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mwenya8363,522/
Mbenyo8312/
Mwonyo835/
Mwenjo834/
Mwinyo833/
Mweneo831/
Muenyot77131/
Muhenyo7749/
Mweneho771/
Mwaenya771/
Mweanya771/
Mwwenya771/
Mbeny'o771/
Mwehenya711/
Mwanaayo711/
Muenho674,289/
Mbenya671,482/
Mwenja671,232/
Mwenia67768/
Muenya67729/
Mwinya67424/
Mvenya67413/
Mwanjo6743/
Muenjo679/
Mwenea676/
Mbinyo674/
Mbenjo673/
Mwonjo673/
Mvanyo673/
Mwinjo671/
Mwineo671/
Mwenha671/
Mvonyo671/
Mbenio671/
Mvegno671/
Muegno671/
Mueneo670/

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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
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  • 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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