Mwenzu Surname
Approximately 327 people bear this surname
Mwenzu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 280 | 1:263,856 | 24,810 |
| Zambia | 47 | 1:337,232 | 18,059 |
Mwenzu (10) may also be a first name.
Mwenzu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mwenzu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mwenzu is found in The DR Congo more than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mwenzu? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 841,044th most frequently held family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 22,286,073 people. Mwenzu is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwenzu reside; 86 percent reside in Central Africa and 86 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,684,242nd most frequently held first name worldwide, held by 10 people.
The last name Mwenzu is most commonly held in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 280 people, or 1 in 263,856. Outside of The DR Congo this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in Zambia, where 14 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mweenzu | 92 | 44 | / |
| Mwenziu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Mwensu | 83 | 66 | / |
| Mbenzu | 83 | 45 | / |
| Mwinzu | 83 | 21 | / |
| Muhenzu | 77 | 82 | / |
| Mwendju | 77 | 4 | / |
| Mbenzou | 77 | 3 | / |
| Mwenjeu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mwenjau | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mwinzau | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mbenzuu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mbendzou | 71 | 9 | / |
| Muensu | 67 | 66 | / |
| Muinzu | 67 | 34 | / |
| Mwinju | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mbinzu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Muensup | 62 | 16 | / |
| Mbenchu | 62 | 2 | / |
| Muensut | 62 | 1 | / |
| Mbentsu | 62 | 1 | / |
| Muenshu | 62 | 1 | / |
| Muenchau | 57 | 87 | / |
| Mwinchui | 57 | 4 | / |
| Mbentshu | 57 | 1 | / |
| Mbennchu | 57 | 1 | / |
| Muencheu | 57 | 1 | / |
| Mbentchou | 53 | 4 | / |
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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 Mwenzu
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