Mwewa Surname
Approximately 113,885 people bear this surname
Mwewa Surname Definition:
Mwewa is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: a royal title.
Mwewa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 80,628 | 1:197 | 22 |
| DR Congo | 32,959 | 1:2,242 | 229 |
| Kenya | 62 | 1:744,837 | 30,879 |
| Zimbabwe | 58 | 1:266,177 | 28,032 |
| Botswana | 39 | 1:56,075 | 10,323 |
| South Africa | 39 | 1:1,389,172 | 74,222 |
| England | 22 | 1:2,532,639 | 91,802 |
| Uganda | 17 | 1:2,296,428 | 70,019 |
| United States | 13 | 1:27,881,456 | 736,413 |
| Belgium | 9 | 1:1,277,405 | 87,318 |
| Canada | 9 | 1:4,093,955 | 205,175 |
| Malawi | 4 | 1:4,279,777 | 24,060 |
| Brazil | 4 | 1:53,518,583 | 632,670 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Iceland | 2 | 1:190,045 | 6,825 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Ukraine | 2 | 1:22,761,348 | 425,733 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Marshall Islands | 1 | 1:51,821 | 2,326 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
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.
Mwewa Demographics
Mwewa Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Mwewa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mwewa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mwewa is carried by more people in Zambia than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mwewa? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 4,964th most frequent last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 63,990 people. Mwewa is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwewa reside; 71 percent reside in Southern Africa and 71 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 66,951st most commonly held first name world-wide. It is 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 primarily found in: Luapula Province, where 44 percent reside, Copperbelt Province, where 26 percent reside and Lusaka Province, where 11 percent reside. Not including Zambia this last name occurs in 27 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 29 percent reside and Kenya, where 0 percent reside.
Mwewa Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is predominantly 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.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mweiwa | 91 | 131 | / |
| Mwaewa | 91 | 7 | / |
| Mweewa | 91 | 6 | / |
| Mwewwa | 91 | 2 | / |
| Mwehwa | 91 | 1 | / |
| Mwesswa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mwawa | 80 | 4,310 | / |
| Mwiwa | 80 | 1,376 | / |
| Mwewe | 80 | 468 | / |
| Muewa | 80 | 91 | / |
| Mweva | 80 | 13 | / |
| Mvewa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mwaiwa | 73 | 509 | / |
| Mwaywa | 73 | 226 | / |
| Mwebea | 73 | 140 | / |
| Mweeba | 73 | 97 | / |
| Mwawai | 73 | 72 | / |
| Mbeawa | 73 | 21 | / |
| Mbeiwa | 73 | 9 | / |
| Mwiw'a | 73 | 2 | / |
| Mmbewa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mwebay | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mwawah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mwihwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mwahwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mbehwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mbeewa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mbewua | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mwiwga | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mweewe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mwawea | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mwahawa | 67 | 9 | / |
| Mwaiswa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mbehewa | 67 | 4 | / |
| M'Behwa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mwihwua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Muhehwa | 67 | 1 | / |
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