Mweshi Surname

74,773rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,574 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Mweshi Surname Definition:

Mweshi is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: moon / Month.

Mweshi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia4,9201:3,222405
DR Congo1,6281:45,3815,500
Angola91:2,998,8024,903
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Botswana41:546,73222,624
England21:27,859,030389,889
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Mweshi (381) may also be a first name.

Mweshi Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Mweshi is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: moon / Month.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Mweshi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mweshi is more frequently found in Zambia than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mweshi? popularity and diffusion

The surname Mweshi is the 74,773rd most common last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 1,108,541 people. The surname Mweshi occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mweshi live; 75 percent live in Southern Africa and 75 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 444,187th most widespread first name internationally, borne by 381 people.

It is most frequently held in Zambia, where it is held by 4,920 people, or 1 in 3,222. In Zambia it is mostly found in: Luapula Province, where 26 percent live, Northern Province, where 23 percent live and Copperbelt Province, where 22 percent live. Without taking into account Zambia this last name occurs in 9 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 25 percent live and Angola, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mwetshi9227/
Mwueshi921/
Mwaeshi921/
Mueshi833,859/
Mwashi833,663/
Mbeshi83989/
Mwesha83342/
Mweusi83310/
Mweshe83297/
Mwechi83273/
Mwoshi83106/
Mwishi83104/
Mwessi8312/
Mveshi831/
Mwesie831/
Muetshi77171/
Mmbeshi77116/
Mwitshi7734/
Mwetshe774/
Mwehesi772/
Mvetshi771/
Mwashoi771/
Mbheshi771/
Mwashii771/
Mwasi7313,392/
Mwesa733,449/
Mwese73642/
Mwisi73479/
Mwosi73188/
Mweci734/
Mweshaha7110/
Muhetshi714/
Mwahashi711/
Mwisha673,217/
Muhesi671,319/
Mbishi671,290/
Mwuese67559/
Mweche67547/
Mbessi67257/
Mueshe67150/
Mwessa67149/
Muishi67144/
Muesha6751/
Mwesse6747/
Mwashe6744/
Mwetse6737/
Mwisai6736/
Muetsi6727/
Mwassi6723/
Mbhesi6712/
Mweesa678/
Mwoshe677/
Mweezi676/
Mwezeh676/
Mbeisi676/
Mbeshe675/
Mwasai674/
Mbesih673/
Mwaisi673/
Mweses673/
Mvashi672/
Mweise672/
Mwaseh671/
Mwesea671/
Mweizi671/
Muessi671/
Mweize671/
Mwasui671/
Mwasoi671/
Mwishe671/
Mwissi671/
Mwezzi671/
Mwezai671/
Mwesge671/
Mmwezi671/
Mbeesi671/
Mwichi671/
Mwaese671/
Mvishi671/
Mbesie671/
Mhwasi671/
Mwaasi671/
Mmwesa671/
Mvessi671/
Mbehsi671/

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