Mweti Surname

677,464th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 440 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Mweti Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mweti Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya3441:134,24411,002
Zambia471:337,23218,059
Cameroon261:798,81055,510
Namibia141:172,1009,625
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Mweti (76) may also be a first name.

Mweti Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mweti is most common in Kenya. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Mweti.

How Common Is The Last Name Mweti? popularity and diffusion

Mweti is the 677,464th most numerous family name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 16,562,604 people. Mweti is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mweti are found; 79 percent are found in East Africa and 78 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,107,702nd most widely held first name world-wide. It is borne by 76 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is carried by 344 people, or 1 in 134,244. In Kenya Mweti is primarily concentrated in: Meru County, where 67 percent live, Nairobi County, where 29 percent live and Kajiado County, where 1 percent live. Beside Kenya Mweti exists in 9 countries. It is also common in Zambia, where 11 percent live and Cameroon, where 6 percent live.

Mweti Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mwethi9179/
M'Weti9121/
Mwetie9111/
Mmweti919/
Mwetei915/
Mwetio912/
M'Mweti834/
Mwiti8032,866/
Mweta805,301/
Mwete80820/
Mueti80276/
Mveti8023/
Mwety801/
Mweete732,589/
Mwithi731,371/
Muheti73481/
Mbethi73132/
Mwetha7359/
Mwetta7325/
Moueti7322/
Mweeta7310/
Mwetea7310/
Mwette736/
Mbetih736/
Mwueta734/
M'Wete734/
Mwoiti733/
Mbeeti732/
Mbetei732/
Mweita732/
Mwitei732/
Mwuiti731/
Mwaiti731/
Muethi731/
Mmwiti731/
Mwitii731/
Mwitis731/
Mwitio731/
Mwitie731/
Mbeiti731/
Mbejti731/
Muesti731/
Muetio731/
Mveiti731/
Mvetti731/
Mwitih731/
Mwithui67233/
Mwetoha675/
Mbethai672/
Mwaithi672/
Muetich671/
Muhethi671/
Mouheti671/
Mouetip671/
M'Beati671/

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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
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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 Mweti
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