Mweza Surname
Approximately 542 people bear this surname
Mweza Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 301 | 1:245,447 | 23,516 |
| South Africa | 210 | 1:257,989 | 26,009 |
| Lesotho | 21 | 1:96,788 | 10,857 |
| Kenya | 3 | 1:15,393,300 | 77,493 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
Mweza (255) may also be a first name.
Mweza Demographics
Mweza Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Mweza Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mweza Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mweza is borne by more people in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Mweza.
How Common Is The Last Name Mweza? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 579,404th most commonly held surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 13,445,657 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mweza live; 56 percent live in Central Africa and 56 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 557,860th most frequently occurring given name globally. It is borne by 255 people.
Mweza is most frequent in The DR Congo, where it is held by 301 people, or 1 in 245,447. Apart from The DR Congo this surname is found in 7 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 39 percent are found and Lesotho, where 4 percent are found.
Mweza Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Mweza surname is principally Christian (67%) in Kenya.
Mweza earn marginally less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 0.89% less than the national average, earning R 235,512 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mwezha | 91 | 7 | / |
| Mweeza | 91 | 1 | / |
| Mwoeza | 91 | 1 | / |
| Mwezai | 91 | 1 | / |
| Mwedza | 91 | 1 | / |
| Mwaedza | 83 | 122 | / |
| Mweheza | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mwiza | 80 | 7,002 | / |
| Mwezi | 80 | 5,282 | / |
| Mweze | 80 | 4,174 | / |
| Mwesa | 80 | 3,449 | / |
| Mbeza | 80 | 2,081 | / |
| Mwaza | 80 | 837 | / |
| Mwezo | 80 | 197 | / |
| Mweja | 80 | 139 | / |
| Mueza | 80 | 56 | / |
| Mveza | 80 | 2 | / |
| Mbeiza | 73 | 8,482 | / |
| Mbedza | 73 | 2,108 | / |
| Mwedzi | 73 | 1,761 | / |
| Mwazha | 73 | 497 | / |
| Moueza | 73 | 375 | / |
| Muerza | 73 | 361 | / |
| Mwecha | 73 | 58 | / |
| Mwedzo | 73 | 52 | / |
| Mwizia | 73 | 24 | / |
| Mwizez | 73 | 21 | / |
| Muezca | 73 | 12 | / |
| Mwaaza | 73 | 11 | / |
| Mwodza | 73 | 10 | / |
| Mbeeza | 73 | 8 | / |
| Mweesa | 73 | 8 | / |
| Muezas | 73 | 7 | / |
| Mweezi | 73 | 6 | / |
| Mwezeh | 73 | 6 | / |
| Mvezha | 73 | 6 | / |
| Mwizza | 73 | 3 | / |
| Mwezhi | 73 | 2 | / |
| Mwoiza | 73 | 2 | / |
| Mbezea | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mmwezi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mwezez | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mwozai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mwesea | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mweizi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mweize | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mwuiza | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mwezzi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mmwesa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mbezza | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mwezie | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mwidza | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mwezho | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mwazza | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mwadza | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mhwaza | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mwasea | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mwedeheza | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mwaidza | 67 | 230 | / |
| Mwetsha | 67 | 198 | / |
| M'Mweze | 67 | 96 | / |
| Mwaizai | 67 | 9 | / |
| Mviezoa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mbeizza | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mbeizah | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mwoezoh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwetcha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mmwizza | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mhwadza | 67 | 1 | / |
| Muhezha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwaetsa | 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 Mweza
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