Mweyo Surname
Approximately 1,448 people bear this surname
Mweyo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 1,444 | 1:36,663 | 4,254 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Mweyo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mweyo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mweyo is more commonly found in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mweyo? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 269,545th most prevalent surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 5,032,836 people. Mweyo is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mweyo live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
Mweyo is most commonly held in Tanzania, where it is borne by 1,444 people, or 1 in 36,663. In Tanzania Mweyo is most frequent in: Lindi Region, where 69 percent live, Dar es Salaam Region, where 17 percent live and Pwani Region, where 13 percent live. Apart from Tanzania this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 0 percent live and Haiti, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mwey | 89 | 47 | / |
| Mweyouh | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mweya | 80 | 1,526 | / |
| Mbeyo | 80 | 498 | / |
| Mwoyo | 80 | 369 | / |
| Mweye | 80 | 152 | / |
| Mwayo | 80 | 132 | / |
| Mweyi | 80 | 73 | / |
| Mveyo | 80 | 45 | / |
| Mweyu | 80 | 35 | / |
| Mwiyo | 80 | 9 | / |
| Mwwey | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mueyo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Muheyo | 73 | 25 | / |
| Mueyoh | 73 | 17 | / |
| Mbeyoh | 73 | 11 | / |
| Mbeyoo | 73 | 8 | / |
| Mwooyo | 73 | 5 | / |
| M'Woyo | 73 | 4 | / |
| Mweeya | 73 | 2 | / |
| Mweyie | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mweyah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mweu | 67 | 6,461 | / |
| Mbey | 67 | 3,760 | / |
| Mwei | 67 | 1,779 | / |
| Mwea | 67 | 990 | / |
| Mvey | 67 | 262 | / |
| Mway | 67 | 245 | / |
| Mwou | 67 | 121 | / |
| Muey | 67 | 36 | / |
| Mwej | 67 | 34 | / |
| Mwoi | 67 | 14 | / |
| Mwie | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mwoy | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mwoe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwayowa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwoj | 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 Mweyo
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