Mwenze Surname

8,102nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 70,241 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Mwenze Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mwenze Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo69,3801:1,06590
Kenya3271:141,22311,426
Uganda3161:123,54211,626
Zambia1701:93,2357,611
South Africa241:2,257,40496,432
Somalia41:3,363,0155,093
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Namibia31:803,13415,170
England21:27,859,030389,889
Congo21:2,494,54828,763
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406

Mwenze (3,611) may also be a first name.

Mwenze Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mwenze is carried by more people in The DR Congo than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mwenze? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 8,102nd most commonly used last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 103,751 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwenze are found; 99 percent are found in Central Africa and 99 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 117,682nd most prevalent first name globally, held by 3,611 people.

This last name is most numerous in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 69,380 people, or 1 in 1,065. Barring The DR Congo Mwenze exists in 17 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 0 percent reside and Uganda, where 0 percent reside.

Mwenze Last Name Statistics demography

Mwenze earn more than double the average income. In South Africa they earn 227.98% more than the national average, earning R 779,412 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mwuenze921/
Mmwenze921/
Mweenze921/
Mwenz91643/
Mwnze9121/
Mwenge8344,899/
Mwenje833,955/
Muenze833,315/
Mbenze833,215/
Mwenza832,520/
Mwense831,824/
Mwenzi8398/
Mwemze8327/
Mwence831/
Mwinze831/
Mwnz802/
Muenzer77547/
Mwengea77364/
Mweenge7764/
Mbendze7712/
Mwaenzi778/
Mwengee776/
Mwinzie774/
Mwenger774/
Mouenze772/
Mwengez771/
Mwenjea771/
Muesnze771/
Muenzhe771/
M'Benze771/
Muenz73478/
Mwnza7334/
Mbenz7318/
Muentzer7117/
Mwehenge712/
Mbendzie711/
Mouendze711/
Muenzier711/
Mwinzi678,654/
Mbenge673,895/
Mbense672,253/
Mbenzi671,486/
Mwengi671,481/
Muenge671,133/
Mwinza671,118/
Mbinze67584/
Mwenji67344/
Mwensa67201/
Muenza67179/
Muense67149/
Muenzi6784/
Mbenxe6720/
Muenje676/
Mwensi672/
Muence672/
Mwemse671/
Mwemge671/
Muinze671/

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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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  • 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 Mwenze
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