Mwevu Surname

599,225th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 519 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Mwevu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

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Mwevu Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo5131:144,01515,172
Kenya61:7,696,65052,907

Mwevu (113) may also be a first name.

Mwevu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mwevu occurs more in The DR Congo more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mwevu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 599,225th most widely held family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 14,041,514 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwevu live; 99 percent live in Central Africa and 99 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Mwevu is also the 881,625th most widespread given name globally, borne by 113 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in The DR Congo, where it is held by 513 people, or 1 in 144,015. Other than The DR Congo Mwevu occurs in one country. It is also found in Kenya, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mhwevu917/
Mweevu911/
Mwavu801,396/
Muevu80171/
Mwewu8083/
Mwivu8048/
Mbevu808/
Mwovu802/
Mwaivu73437/
Mweabu7317/
Mwaavu735/
Mbeevu731/
Muevhu731/
Mbeweu731/
Mvevoup671/
Mwav'uu671/
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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 Mwevu
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