Mwesi Surname

488,996th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 678 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Malawi

Mwesi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mwesi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania2171:243,97119,796
Uganda1761:221,81417,207
DR Congo1711:432,04435,878
Malawi1051:163,03916,499
Kenya51:9,235,98055,978
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Mwesi (32) may also be a first name.

Mwesi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mwesi occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mwesi? popularity and diffusion

The surname Mwesi is the 488,996th most commonly occurring surname on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 10,748,593 people. The last name Mwesi occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwesi live; 59 percent live in East Africa and 55 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,840,253rd most prevalent first name world-wide, held by 32 people.

The last name is most common in Tanzania, where it is borne by 217 people, or 1 in 243,971. In Tanzania it is primarily found in: Dodoma Region, where 59 percent are found, Mbeya Region, where 35 percent are found and Manyara Region, where 2 percent are found. Not including Tanzania Mwesi exists in 8 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 26 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 25 percent are found.

Mwesi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Mwesi last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mweusi91310/
Mwesie911/
Mwuesi911/
Mwehesi832/
Mwezi805,282/
Mweji80774/
Mwese80642/
Mwisi80479/
Mvesi80155/
Muesi80114/
Mwegi808/
Mweci804/
Mwedzi731,761/
Muhesi731,319/
Mwuese73559/
Mwisai7336/
Mweezi736/
Mweses733/
Mweije733/
Mwaisi733/
Mweise732/
Mwezhi732/
Mwesge731/
Mmwezi731/
Mwesea731/
Mweizi731/
Mweize731/
Mweige731/
Mwedji731/
Mwezzi731/
Mwezai731/
Mwezie731/
Muheesi67100/
Muheisi672/
Mweisge671/

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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 Mwesi
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