Mwevi Surname
Approximately 341 people bear this surname
Mwevi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 278 | 1:190,437 | 16,384 |
| DR Congo | 62 | 1:1,191,606 | 73,277 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
Mwevi (10) may also be a first name.
Mwevi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mwevi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mwevi occurs in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mwevi? popularity and diffusion
The last name Mwevi is the 816,514th most frequent family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 21,371,102 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwevi reside; 82 percent reside in East Africa and 82 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Mwevi is also the 3,684,242nd most prevalent first name globally. It is borne by 10 people.
This last name is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is held by 278 people, or 1 in 190,437. In Tanzania it is most prevalent in: Kigoma Region, where 65 percent reside, Mwanza Region, where 33 percent reside and Dar es Salaam Region, where 1 percent reside. Other than Tanzania this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 18 percent reside and Kenya, where 0 percent reside.
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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 Mwevi
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