Mweyi Surname
Approximately 73 people bear this surname
Mweyi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 58 | 1:673,091 | 34,310 |
| Kenya | 13 | 1:3,552,300 | 39,474 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Mweyi Demographics
Mweyi Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Mweyi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mweyi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mweyi is found in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Mweyi.
How Common Is The Last Name Mweyi? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 2,220,661st most frequent last name in the world, held by around 1 in 99,829,396 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mweyi reside; 97 percent reside in East Africa and 58 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa.
The surname is most widely held in Uganda, where it is held by 58 people, or 1 in 673,091. In Uganda Mweyi is primarily found in: Manafwa District, where 43 percent reside, Mbale District, where 26 percent reside and Luuka District, where 12 percent reside. Excluding Uganda it occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 18 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 1 percent reside.
Mweyi Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Mweyi surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mweyie | 91 | 1 | / |
| Mwei | 89 | 1,779 | / |
| Mwey | 89 | 47 | / |
| Mwayi | 80 | 1,622 | / |
| Mweya | 80 | 1,526 | / |
| Mweyo | 80 | 1,448 | / |
| Mweji | 80 | 774 | / |
| Mweye | 80 | 152 | / |
| Mweyu | 80 | 35 | / |
| Hmwei | 80 | 3 | / |
| Mweis | 80 | 2 | / |
| Mweia | 80 | 2 | / |
| Mwoyi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mwwey | 80 | 1 | / |
| Muheyi | 73 | 230 | / |
| M'Wayi | 73 | 21 | / |
| Mwehia | 73 | 7 | / |
| Mmweih | 73 | 6 | / |
| Mwauyi | 73 | 4 | / |
| Mweije | 73 | 3 | / |
| Mweeya | 73 | 2 | / |
| M'Beyi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mbeyih | 73 | 1 | / |
| Moueyi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Muehyi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mhwayi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mweyah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mweiss | 73 | 0 | / |
| Mwai | 67 | 26,902 | / |
| Mweu | 67 | 6,461 | / |
| Mbey | 67 | 3,760 | / |
| Mbei | 67 | 1,316 | / |
| Mwea | 67 | 990 | / |
| Mvey | 67 | 262 | / |
| Mway | 67 | 245 | / |
| Muey | 67 | 36 | / |
| Mwej | 67 | 34 | / |
| Mwoi | 67 | 14 | / |
| Mwie | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mwoy | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mweyouh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwoe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwye | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Mweyi
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