Mwerya Surname

1,295,379th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 175 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mwerya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Mwerya Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1281:413,60629,126
Uganda471:830,62338,869

Mwerya Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mwerya is found most in Tanzania. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Mwerya click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mwerya? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mwerya is the 1,295,379th most prevalent last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 41,643,120 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwerya reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 100 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

The surname Mwerya is most frequently occurring in Tanzania, where it is borne by 128 people, or 1 in 413,606. In Tanzania Mwerya is most numerous in: Dodoma Region, where 100 percent reside. Barring Tanzania Mwerya exists in one country. It also occurs in Uganda, where 27 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mwirya8316/
Mberya835/
Mwerea834/
Mwarya831/
Mworya831/
Mweria831/
Mwieria777/
Mmweria771/
Mworia676,072/
Mwaria67910/
Mberia67495/
Mwarja67129/
Mwiryo6732/
Mberyo6717/
Muirya677/
Mwiria674/
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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 Mwerya
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