Mwewe Surname

646,966th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 468 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Zambia

Mwewe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mwewe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya2011:229,75116,196
Zambia1001:158,49911,214
Tanzania991:534,76434,532
DR Congo481:1,539,15886,567
Malawi91:1,902,12319,532
Zimbabwe71:2,205,46397,905
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Mwewe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mwewe is found in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mwewe? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 646,966th most frequently occurring surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 15,571,679 people. The surname Mwewe occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Mwewe are found; 64 percent are found in East Africa and 64 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

The surname Mwewe is most prevalent in Kenya, where it is held by 201 people, or 1 in 229,751. In Kenya it is primarily concentrated in: Tana River County, where 100 percent live and Makueni County, where 0 percent live. Beside Kenya it is found in 7 countries. It is also found in Zambia, where 21 percent live and Tanzania, where 21 percent live.

Mwewe Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Mwewe surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mweewe911/
Mwew893/
Mwewa80113,885/
Mwawe8096/
Mwiwe8013/
Mvewe804/
Mweve804/
Mwowe804/
Mweew801/
Mwewd801/
Mwaiwe73904/
Mwebea73140/
Mweiwa73131/
Mwaywe7323/
Mwiswe7321/
Mweewa736/
Mwebei734/
Mwewwa732/
Mwajwe731/
Mwawei731/
Mwebee731/
Mwheew731/
Muhewe731/
Muewer731/
Mbeewe731/
Mwawea731/
Mvew671/

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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
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  • 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 Mwewe
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