Mwereza Surname
Approximately 705 people bear this surname
Mwereza Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 458 | 1:161,309 | 16,675 |
| Uganda | 240 | 1:162,664 | 14,032 |
| Kenya | 6 | 1:7,696,650 | 52,907 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
Mwereza (366) may also be a first name.
Mwereza Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mwereza Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mwereza is found most frequently in The DR Congo. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mwereza? popularity and diffusion
Mwereza is the 474,683rd most frequent family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 10,336,945 people. The last name Mwereza is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwereza live; 65 percent live in Central Africa and 65 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 454,857th most commonly held first name throughout the world, held by 366 people.
This surname is most commonly occurring in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 458 people, or 1 in 161,309. Barring The DR Congo it exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 34 percent are found and Kenya, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mwerezza | 93 | 1 | / |
| Mweresa | 86 | 1,646 | / |
| Mwerezo | 86 | 21 | / |
| Mweriza | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mworeza | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mbereza | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mwaredza | 80 | 10 | / |
| Mweresah | 80 | 2 | / |
| Mweerezi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mhweredzi | 75 | 9 | / |
| Muherezah | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mwaaredza | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mweresi | 71 | 104 | / |
| Mwiriza | 71 | 7 | / |
| Mwerese | 71 | 3 | / |
| Mueresa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mweregi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mworoza | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mbereze | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mwaraza | 71 | 1 | / |
| M'Hweredzi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mverecha | 67 | 97 | / |
| Muhoreza | 67 | 68 | / |
| Mberetsa | 67 | 21 | / |
| Mwaradza | 67 | 21 | / |
| Muhareza | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Mwereza
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