Mwesi Surname
Approximately 678 people bear this surname
Mwesi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 217 | 1:243,971 | 19,796 |
| Uganda | 176 | 1:221,814 | 17,207 |
| DR Congo | 171 | 1:432,044 | 35,878 |
| Malawi | 105 | 1:163,039 | 16,499 |
| Kenya | 5 | 1:9,235,980 | 55,978 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
Mwesi (32) may also be a first name.
Mwesi Demographics
Mwesi Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Mwesi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mwesi Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mwesi is held by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Mwesi? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 488,996th most commonly held surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 10,748,593 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwesi reside; 59 percent reside in East Africa and 55 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,840,253rd most numerous forename throughout the world, held by 32 people.
This last name is most widely held in Tanzania, where it is carried by 217 people, or 1 in 243,971. In Tanzania Mwesi is primarily found in: Dodoma Region, where 59 percent live, Mbeya Region, where 35 percent live and Manyara Region, where 2 percent live. Outside of Tanzania it occurs in 8 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 26 percent live and The DR Congo, where 25 percent live.
Mwesi Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mweusi | 91 | 310 | / |
| Mwesie | 91 | 1 | / |
| Mwuesi | 91 | 1 | / |
| Mwehesi | 83 | 2 | / |
| Mwezi | 80 | 5,282 | / |
| Mweji | 80 | 774 | / |
| Mwese | 80 | 642 | / |
| Mwisi | 80 | 479 | / |
| Mvesi | 80 | 155 | / |
| Muesi | 80 | 114 | / |
| Mwegi | 80 | 8 | / |
| Mweci | 80 | 4 | / |
| Mwedzi | 73 | 1,761 | / |
| Muhesi | 73 | 1,319 | / |
| Mwuese | 73 | 559 | / |
| Mwisai | 73 | 36 | / |
| Mweezi | 73 | 6 | / |
| Mweses | 73 | 3 | / |
| Mweije | 73 | 3 | / |
| Mwaisi | 73 | 3 | / |
| Mweise | 73 | 2 | / |
| Mwezhi | 73 | 2 | / |
| Mwesge | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mmwezi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mwesea | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mweizi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mweize | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mweige | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mwedji | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mwezzi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mwezai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mwezie | 73 | 1 | / |
| Muheesi | 67 | 100 | / |
| Muheisi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mweisge | 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 Mwesi
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