Mweri Surname

143,761st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,093 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Mweri Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mweri Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya2,3041:20,0432,323
Tanzania6621:79,9728,217
Malawi1051:163,03916,499
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
Burundi41:2,451,2131,279
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Zimbabwe31:5,146,080115,446
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
England11:55,718,059489,080
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Mweri (725) may also be a first name.

Mweri Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mweri is more commonly found in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Mweri.

How Common Is The Last Name Mweri? popularity and diffusion

It is the 143,761st most frequent surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 2,356,142 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mweri are found; 96 percent are found in East Africa and 96 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 306,386th most widely held first name globally, borne by 725 people.

Mweri is most numerous in Kenya, where it is carried by 2,304 people, or 1 in 20,043. In Kenya it is primarily concentrated in: Kilifi County, where 71 percent reside, Mombasa County, where 8 percent reside and Kwale County, where 7 percent reside. Without taking into account Kenya this last name exists in 12 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 21 percent reside and Malawi, where 3 percent reside.

Mweri Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is principally Christian (91%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mweeri912/
Mwerri911/
Mberi8011,344/
Mwera807,033/
Mwari802,596/
Mwori80382/
Mwiri80360/
Mwere80344/
Mueri8049/
Mwery809/
Mwetrich773/
Mwerritt771/
Mwirio7389/
Mberri7337/
M'Beri7324/
Mworie7324/
Mbeari7318/
Moueri7315/
Mwarie737/
Mweera736/
Muetri736/
Mmwiri735/
Mwarai735/
Mwerea734/
Mwirie734/
Mweere733/
Mhwari732/
Mwetre731/
Mmberi731/
Mmwari731/
Mwerez731/
Mwaari731/
Mberiy731/
Mbeiri731/
Mueriy731/
M'Beiri679/
Mouerri675/
Muheris674/
Mouerei673/
Mouheri672/
Mwahari672/
Muherai671/
Mberrih671/
Mwehere671/
Mguheri671/
Muerich671/

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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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  • 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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