Mwewa Surname

4,964th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 113,885 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Mwewa Surname Definition:

Mwewa is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: a royal title.

Mwewa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia80,6281:19722
DR Congo32,9591:2,242229
Kenya621:744,83730,879
Zimbabwe581:266,17728,032
Botswana391:56,07510,323
South Africa391:1,389,17274,222
England221:2,532,63991,802
Uganda171:2,296,42870,019
United States131:27,881,456736,413
Belgium91:1,277,40587,318
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Iceland21:190,0456,825
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
France21:33,211,361423,184
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Marshall Islands11:51,8212,326
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401

Mwewa (8,756) may also be a first name.

Mwewa Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Mwewa is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: a royal title.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Mwewa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mwewa occurs in Zambia more than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Mwewa click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mwewa? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 4,964th most widely held family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 63,990 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwewa are found; 71 percent are found in Southern Africa and 71 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 66,951st most prevalent forename on earth, borne by 8,756 people.

It is most widely held in Zambia, where it is borne by 80,628 people, or 1 in 197. In Zambia it is mostly concentrated in: Luapula Province, where 44 percent live, Copperbelt Province, where 26 percent live and Lusaka Province, where 11 percent live. Besides Zambia Mwewa is found in 27 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 29 percent live and Kenya, where 0 percent live.

Mwewa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is chiefly Christian (67%) in Kenya.

The amount Mwewa earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 133.28% more than the national average, earning R 554,364 per year; in United States they earn 47.42% less than the national average, earning $22,688 USD per year and in Canada they earn 38.15% less than the national average, earning $30,728 CAD per year.

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Mwiw'a732/
Mmbewa731/
Mwebay731/
Mwawah731/
Mwihwa731/
Mwahwa731/
Mbehwa731/
Mbeewa731/
Mbewua731/
Mwiwga731/
Mweewe731/
Mwawea731/
Mwahawa679/
Mwaiswa674/
Mbehewa674/
M'Behwa672/
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Mwewa
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