Mwevezi Surname

2,255,512th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 71 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Mwevezi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mwevezi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya701:659,71329,380
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Mwevezi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mwevezi occurs more in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mwevezi? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,255,512th most widespread surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 102,641,492 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwevezi live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 99 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

This last name is most widespread in Kenya, where it is carried by 70 people, or 1 in 659,713. In Kenya Mwevezi is mostly concentrated in: Vihiga County, where 97 percent are found, Kakamega County, where 1 percent are found and Nandi County, where 1 percent are found. Other than Kenya this last name exists in one country. It is also common in Uganda, where 1 percent are found.

Mwevezi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mwebezi869/
Mwevesi862/
Mwevetsi8085/
Mwfeez7712/
Müvezzi7145/
Mwavizi719/
Mwebeza715/
Mwaveza714/
Mavezzi712/
Mwebeze712/
Muebezi711/
Mbebedzi671/
Muhebezi671/
Mvezwa626/
Mfwizi624/
Mvweza621/
Muvezwa57965/
Mavwazi572/
Mwavizo571/
Mphweza571/
Mwfz551/
Maifawzi531/
Mwaphezo531/
Mhfwz502/
Mafwz501/
Maiavazzi501/

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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 Mwevezi
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