Mwethu Surname
3,323,005th
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 35 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo
Mwethu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 34 | 1:2,172,929 | 106,971 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Mwethu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mwethu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mwethu occurs most in The DR Congo. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mwethu? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 3,323,005th most commonly held surname globally, held by around 1 in 208,215,598 people. The surname Mwethu occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwethu live; 97 percent live in Central Africa and 97 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.
The surname Mwethu is most numerous in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 34 people, or 1 in 2,172,929. Aside from The DR Congo this last name exists in one country. It also occurs in South Africa, where 3 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mwetu | 91 | 789 | / |
| Mwithu | 83 | 59 | / |
| Mbethu | 83 | 44 | / |
| Muethu | 83 | 42 | / |
| Mwathu | 83 | 2 | / |
| Mwithui | 77 | 233 | / |
| Muhethu | 77 | 4 | / |
| Mwatu | 73 | 1,764 | / |
| Muetu | 73 | 1,245 | / |
| Mbetu | 73 | 1,068 | / |
| Mwitu | 73 | 586 | / |
| Mvetu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mwotu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mbeteu | 67 | 30 | / |
| Mbithu | 67 | 11 | / |
| Mbetou | 67 | 11 | / |
| Muithu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mbehtu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mvetou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwattu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwatau | 67 | 1 | / |
| M'Betou | 62 | 6 | / |
| Muithui | 62 | 2 | / |
| Muhithu | 62 | 1 | / |
| Mouetou | 62 | 1 | / |
| Mbitheu | 62 | 1 | / |
| Mvetouh | 62 | 1 | / |
| Mouetaux | 57 | 52 | / |
| M'Bettou | 57 | 14 | / |
| Mouhetou | 57 | 1 | / |
| Mbitu | 55 | 1,015 | / |
| Mvitu | 55 | 747 | / |
| Muitu | 55 | 311 | / |
| Mbuitu | 50 | 76 | / |
| Mvatou | 50 | 4 | / |
| Mbiteu | 50 | 4 | / |
| Mbittu | 50 | 3 | / |
| Mbitui | 50 | 1 | / |
| Mbuytu | 50 | 1 | / |
| M'Vitu | 50 | 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 Mwethu
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis