Mweta Surname
Approximately 5,301 people bear this surname
Mweta Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 3,791 | 1:13,965 | 1,821 |
| DR Congo | 787 | 1:93,875 | 10,644 |
| Malawi | 497 | 1:34,445 | 5,098 |
| Zimbabwe | 144 | 1:107,210 | 14,835 |
| Kenya | 36 | 1:1,282,775 | 35,275 |
| Zambia | 21 | 1:754,758 | 27,278 |
| England | 18 | 1:3,095,448 | 105,421 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Mweta (206) may also be a first name.
Mweta Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mweta Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mweta is found most frequently in Tanzania. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Mweta.
How Common Is The Last Name Mweta? popularity and diffusion
The last name Mweta is the 90,427th most widely held family name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 1,374,749 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mweta live; 72 percent live in East Africa and 72 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 630,600th most commonly held first name on earth It is held by 206 people.
It is most frequently occurring in Tanzania, where it is held by 3,791 people, or 1 in 13,965. In Tanzania it is primarily found in: Tanga Region, where 33 percent live, Kilimanjaro Region, where 19 percent live and Dar es Salaam Region, where 17 percent live. Without taking into account Tanzania it exists in 11 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 15 percent live and Malawi, where 9 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mweuta | 91 | 65 | / |
| Mwetha | 91 | 59 | / |
| Mwetta | 91 | 25 | / |
| Mwetea | 91 | 10 | / |
| Mweeta | 91 | 10 | / |
| Mwueta | 91 | 4 | / |
| Mweita | 91 | 2 | / |
| Mwetah | 91 | 1 | / |
| Mwesta | 91 | 1 | / |
| Mwetoha | 83 | 5 | / |
| Mwoueta | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mwestha | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mwettah | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mwita | 80 | 128,223 | / |
| Mbeta | 80 | 4,313 | / |
| Mwata | 80 | 1,757 | / |
| Mwete | 80 | 820 | / |
| Mweti | 80 | 440 | / |
| Mwota | 80 | 256 | / |
| Mweto | 80 | 130 | / |
| Mueta | 80 | 62 | / |
| Mveta | 80 | 22 | / |
| Mwyta | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mwety | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mwetooha | 77 | 2 | / |
| Mwatha | 73 | 3,909 | / |
| Mweete | 73 | 2,589 | / |
| Mwaita | 73 | 2,586 | / |
| Mwitha | 73 | 1,485 | / |
| Mbeeta | 73 | 364 | / |
| Mbetha | 73 | 287 | / |
| Moueta | 73 | 101 | / |
| Mwethi | 73 | 79 | / |
| Mwitah | 73 | 57 | / |
| Mwaata | 73 | 53 | / |
| Mbetea | 73 | 48 | / |
| Mwitta | 73 | 22 | / |
| M'Weti | 73 | 21 | / |
| Mbetta | 73 | 20 | / |
| Mwetie | 73 | 11 | / |
| Mmweti | 73 | 9 | / |
| Mwoita | 73 | 8 | / |
| M'Beta | 73 | 7 | / |
| Mwette | 73 | 6 | / |
| Mwetei | 73 | 5 | / |
| Mwitea | 73 | 5 | / |
| M'Wete | 73 | 4 | / |
| Mwatta | 73 | 4 | / |
| Mwotta | 73 | 3 | / |
| Mwetio | 73 | 2 | / |
| Mbeata | 73 | 2 | / |
| Mbeita | 73 | 1 | / |
| Muetha | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mbheta | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mwhata | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mwitaa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Muetta | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mwitas | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mwuita | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mweito | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mwatau | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mwataa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mwotaa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Muestas | 67 | 44 | / |
| Mwittah | 67 | 26 | / |
| Mouheta | 67 | 13 | / |
| M'Beita | 67 | 4 | / |
| M'Mweti | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mbeetah | 67 | 3 | / |
| Mbethai | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mwathai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwaitha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbetaha | 67 | 1 | / |
| M'Betta | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwothea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mouetaz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwitaya | 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
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- 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 Mweta
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