Mweri Surname
Approximately 3,093 people bear this surname
Mweri Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 2,304 | 1:20,043 | 2,323 |
| Tanzania | 662 | 1:79,972 | 8,217 |
| Malawi | 105 | 1:163,039 | 16,499 |
| Nigeria | 5 | 1:35,428,552 | 388,973 |
| Burundi | 4 | 1:2,451,213 | 1,279 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| Zimbabwe | 3 | 1:5,146,080 | 115,446 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Mweri (725) may also be a first name.
Mweri Demographics
Mweri Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Mweri Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mweri Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mweri occurs in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mweri? popularity and diffusion
Mweri is the 143,761st most numerous surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 2,356,142 people. Mweri is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mweri live; 96 percent live in East Africa and 96 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 306,386th most widely held given name in the world, held by 725 people.
The surname Mweri is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is carried by 2,304 people, or 1 in 20,043. In Kenya it is most frequent in: Kilifi County, where 71 percent live, Mombasa County, where 8 percent live and Kwale County, where 7 percent live. Barring Kenya this last name occurs in 12 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 21 percent live and Malawi, where 3 percent live.
Mweri Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Mweri last name is predominantly Christian (91%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mweeri | 91 | 2 | / |
| Mwerri | 91 | 1 | / |
| Mberi | 80 | 11,344 | / |
| Mwera | 80 | 7,033 | / |
| Mwari | 80 | 2,596 | / |
| Mwori | 80 | 382 | / |
| Mwiri | 80 | 360 | / |
| Mwere | 80 | 344 | / |
| Mueri | 80 | 49 | / |
| Mwery | 80 | 9 | / |
| Mwetrich | 77 | 3 | / |
| Mwerritt | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mwirio | 73 | 89 | / |
| Mberri | 73 | 37 | / |
| M'Beri | 73 | 24 | / |
| Mworie | 73 | 24 | / |
| Mbeari | 73 | 18 | / |
| Moueri | 73 | 15 | / |
| Mwarie | 73 | 7 | / |
| Mweera | 73 | 6 | / |
| Muetri | 73 | 6 | / |
| Mmwiri | 73 | 5 | / |
| Mwarai | 73 | 5 | / |
| Mwerea | 73 | 4 | / |
| Mwirie | 73 | 4 | / |
| Mweere | 73 | 3 | / |
| Mhwari | 73 | 2 | / |
| Mwetre | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mmberi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mmwari | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mwerez | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mwaari | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mberiy | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mbeiri | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mueriy | 73 | 1 | / |
| M'Beiri | 67 | 9 | / |
| Mouerri | 67 | 5 | / |
| Muheris | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mouerei | 67 | 3 | / |
| Mouheri | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mwahari | 67 | 2 | / |
| Muherai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mberrih | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwehere | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mguheri | 67 | 1 | / |
| Muerich | 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 Mweri
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