Mweto Surname
Approximately 130 people bear this surname
Mweto Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 98 | 1:161,734 | 11,370 |
| DR Congo | 27 | 1:2,736,280 | 122,818 |
| Uganda | 5 | 1:7,807,856 | 134,263 |
Mweto Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mweto Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mweto is borne by more people in Zambia than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Mweto click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mweto? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,573,888th most frequently occurring surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 56,058,046 people. The last name Mweto occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mweto reside; 75 percent reside in Southern Africa and 75 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
This surname is most numerous in Zambia, where it is carried by 98 people, or 1 in 161,734. In Zambia it is primarily concentrated in: Central Province, where 74 percent reside, Copperbelt Province, where 13 percent reside and Lusaka Province, where 5 percent reside. Aside from Zambia this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 21 percent reside and Uganda, where 4 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mweito | 91 | 1 | / |
| Mwetoha | 83 | 5 | / |
| Mweta | 80 | 5,301 | / |
| Mbeto | 80 | 1,921 | / |
| Mwito | 80 | 869 | / |
| Mwoto | 80 | 123 | / |
| Mueto | 80 | 6 | / |
| Mveto | 80 | 5 | / |
| Mwetooha | 77 | 2 | / |
| Mweuta | 73 | 65 | / |
| Mwetha | 73 | 59 | / |
| Mwetta | 73 | 25 | / |
| M'Beto | 73 | 18 | / |
| Mbetoh | 73 | 16 | / |
| Mbetto | 73 | 15 | / |
| Mbetou | 73 | 11 | / |
| Mweeta | 73 | 10 | / |
| Mwaito | 73 | 5 | / |
| Mwueta | 73 | 4 | / |
| Mwotto | 73 | 3 | / |
| Mwitho | 73 | 3 | / |
| Mbetho | 73 | 3 | / |
| Mbeito | 73 | 2 | / |
| Mweita | 73 | 2 | / |
| Mwatoo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mwesta | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mwetah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mwitoh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mvetou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mvetoh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mbetoy | 73 | 1 | / |
| M'Betou | 67 | 6 | / |
| Mouheto | 67 | 5 | / |
| Mwoueta | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mouetho | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwestha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mvetouh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mouetou | 67 | 1 | / |
| M'Betto | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwettah | 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 Mweto
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