Mwezani Surname

1,828,462nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 102 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Mwezani Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Mwezani Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia1011:156,93011,128
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Mwezani Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mwezani is found in Zambia more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mwezani? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,828,462nd most numerous last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 71,446,529 people. Mwezani is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwezani are found; 99 percent are found in Southern Africa and 99 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

Mwezani is most frequently held in Zambia, where it is held by 101 people, or 1 in 156,930. In Zambia Mwezani is mostly concentrated in: Copperbelt Province, where 35 percent live, Eastern Province, where 34 percent live and Western Province, where 24 percent live. Aside from Zambia it exists in one country. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mvezani864/
Mbedzani803/
Mvetsani67106/
Mbedzane674/
Mbechani671/
Muidzani671/
Mvuizani671/
Mvicani572/
Mvetshana508/
Mvetshane505/
Mbetshane504/
Mwichange501/
Mwichongi501/
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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 Mwezani
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