Mweru Surname
Approximately 4,094 people bear this surname
Mweru Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 2,116 | 1:18,450 | 2,787 |
| Kenya | 1,894 | 1:24,382 | 2,752 |
| DR Congo | 55 | 1:1,343,265 | 79,223 |
| Tanzania | 21 | 1:2,521,029 | 48,569 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Mweru (617) may also be a first name.
Mweru Demographics
Mweru Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Mweru Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mweru Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mweru is held by more people in Uganda than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mweru? popularity and diffusion
It is the 113,057th most prevalent last name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 1,780,055 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mweru live; 98 percent live in East Africa and 85 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Mweru is also the 336,019th most widely held first name at a global level, held by 617 people.
The last name Mweru is most frequently held in Uganda, where it is borne by 2,116 people, or 1 in 18,450. In Uganda it is most common in: Kibuku District, where 20 percent are found, Pallisa District, where 13 percent are found and Manafwa District, where 11 percent are found. Besides Uganda Mweru occurs in 8 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 46 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 1 percent are found.
Mweru Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mweeru | 91 | 5 | / |
| Mwiru | 80 | 8,655 | / |
| Mberu | 80 | 214 | / |
| Mwaru | 80 | 122 | / |
| Mworu | 80 | 6 | / |
| Mberou | 73 | 40 | / |
| Muerau | 73 | 7 | / |
| Mwuiru | 73 | 1 | / |
| Muheeru | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mberouh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbeirou | 67 | 1 | / |
| M'Beirou | 62 | 1 | / |
| Muiru | 60 | 5,608 | / |
| Mbiru | 60 | 738 | / |
| Mvaru | 60 | 1 | / |
| Mbirui | 55 | 45 | / |
| Muhiru | 55 | 15 | / |
| Mbairu | 55 | 11 | / |
| Mbirou | 55 | 5 | / |
| Muirui | 55 | 3 | / |
| Mbirhu | 55 | 3 | / |
| Muhoru | 55 | 2 | / |
| Mbuiru | 55 | 1 | / |
| Muaaru | 55 | 1 | / |
| Mbairou | 50 | 11 | / |
| Muirouh | 50 | 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 Mweru
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