Mweto Surname

1,573,888th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 130 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Mweto Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mweto Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia981:161,73411,370
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
Uganda51:7,807,856134,263

Mweto Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mweto occurs most in Zambia. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mweto? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,573,888th most prevalent last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 56,058,046 people. The last name Mweto occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mweto live; 75 percent live in Southern Africa and 75 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

It is most frequent in Zambia, where it is carried by 98 people, or 1 in 161,734. In Zambia Mweto is primarily concentrated in: Central Province, where 74 percent live, Copperbelt Province, where 13 percent live and Lusaka Province, where 5 percent live. Apart from Zambia it occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 21 percent live and Uganda, where 4 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mweito911/
Mwetoha835/
Mweta805,301/
Mbeto801,921/
Mwito80869/
Mwoto80123/
Mueto806/
Mveto805/
Mwetooha772/
Mweuta7365/
Mwetha7359/
Mwetta7325/
M'Beto7318/
Mbetoh7316/
Mbetto7315/
Mbetou7311/
Mweeta7310/
Mwaito735/
Mwueta734/
Mwotto733/
Mwitho733/
Mbetho733/
Mbeito732/
Mweita732/
Mwatoo731/
Mwesta731/
Mwetah731/
Mwitoh731/
Mvetou731/
Mvetoh731/
Mbetoy731/
M'Betou676/
Mouheto675/
Mwoueta671/
Mouetho671/
Mwestha671/
Mvetouh671/
Mouetou671/
M'Betto671/
Mwettah671/

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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 Mweto
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