Mwenzi Surname

1,871,545th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 98 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Mwenzi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mwenzi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo681:1,086,46468,260
Zimbabwe161:964,89061,721
Kenya101:4,617,99042,693
Zambia31:5,283,30743,479
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Mwenzi (565) may also be a first name.

Mwenzi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mwenzi occurs most in The DR Congo. It can also be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mwenzi? popularity and diffusion

Mwenzi is the 1,871,545th most frequently occurring family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 74,362,713 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwenzi reside; 69 percent reside in Central Africa and 69 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Mwenzi is also the 353,173rd most frequently used first name at a global level It is held by 565 people.

The last name is most frequently used in The DR Congo, where it is held by 68 people, or 1 in 1,086,464. Besides The DR Congo Mwenzi is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 16 percent live and Kenya, where 10 percent live.

Mwenzi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Mwenzi last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mwaenzi928/
Mwenze8370,241/
Mwinzi838,654/
Mwenza832,520/
Mbenzi831,486/
Mwengi831,481/
Mwenji83344/
Muenzi8384/
Mwensi832/
Mouenzi77463/
Mwenshi77297/
Mwainzi77178/
Mwinzai7752/
Mbendzi7735/
Mwendji776/
Mwenchi775/
Muhenzi774/
Mwinzie774/
Mmwenze771/
Mwuenze771/
Mwengez771/
Mwengia771/
Mweenze771/
Mwnza7334/
Mwnze7321/
Mwngi735/
Mbnzi731/
Mouendzi7116/
Mwentshi711/
Muenzier711/
Mbendzie711/
Mwenge6744,899/
Mbengi674,663/
Mwenje673,955/
Muenze673,315/
Mbenze673,215/
Mwense671,824/
Mwinza671,118/
Muensi67948/
Mwingi67725/
Mbinzi67423/
Muenji67412/
Mwinji67233/
Mwensa67201/
Muenza67179/
Muengi67145/
Mwemsi6773/
Mwemze6727/
Muinzi6727/
Mbensi6710/
Mbenci672/
Mwence671/
Mwinze671/

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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 Mwenzi
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