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
Mwevi is found in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mwevi? popularity and diffusion
The surname Mwevi is the 816,514th most widely held last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 21,371,102 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwevi are found; 82 percent are found in East Africa and 82 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Mwevi is also the 3,684,242nd most common forename world-wide, held by 10 people.
It is most common in Tanzania, where it is held by 278 people, or 1 in 190,437. In Tanzania it is mostly concentrated in: Kigoma Region, where 65 percent reside, Mwanza Region, where 33 percent reside and Dar es Salaam Region, where 1 percent reside. Beside Tanzania Mwevi is found in 2 countries. It also occurs 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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