Mweze Surname

111,292nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,174 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Mweze Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mweze Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo3,8451:19,2142,426
Zambia2361:67,1615,933
Zimbabwe271:571,78744,609
Belgium211:547,45951,586
Uganda61:6,506,546123,710
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
England41:13,929,515290,718
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Rwanda41:2,841,2443,611
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Congo21:2,494,54828,763
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
France11:66,422,722504,397
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706

Mweze (686) may also be a first name.

Mweze Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mweze is found in The DR Congo more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mweze? popularity and diffusion

Mweze is the 111,292nd most commonly held family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 1,745,938 people. The last name Mweze is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Mweze live; 92 percent live in Central Africa and 92 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Mweze is also the 315,870th most commonly occurring first name worldwide, borne by 686 people.

The surname is most widespread in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 3,845 people, or 1 in 19,214. Besides The DR Congo this last name exists in 23 countries. It is also found in Zambia, where 6 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mwaeze918/
Mwezeh916/
Mwedze916/
Mweize911/
Mwezez911/
Mwezie911/
M'Mweze8396/
Mwezi805,282/
Mwaze80752/
Mwese80642/
Mbeze80612/
Mweza80542/
Mwege80525/
Mueze80184/
Mwize80168/
Mwece8062/
Mveze804/
Mweje803/
Mwezh801/
Mwedzi731,761/
Mwuese73559/
Mweche73547/
Muetze7392/
Mwaaze7374/
Mwetse7337/
Mwizez7321/
Mbedze7316/
Mvezeh7311/
Mwezha737/
Mweezi736/
Mwasee736/
Mweses733/
Mweije733/
Mbeize733/
Mwezhi732/
Mbheze732/
Mweise732/
Mweezh731/
Mmweje731/
Mbeaze731/
Mbezea731/
Mmwezi731/
Mwesie731/
Mwesge731/
Mwesea731/
Mwejje731/
Mweizi731/
Mweeza731/
Mwadze731/
Mwedza731/
Mwidze731/
Muezep731/
Muezze731/
Mwaese731/
Mwigee731/
Mbehze731/
Mwaize731/
Mvedze731/
Mwezai731/
Mwezzi731/
Mwazeu731/
Mweege731/
Mweige731/
Muheize6710/
Mwetshe674/
Mbeheze674/
Muetzer672/
Mmweche672/
Mwehesi672/
Mweisge671/
Mweheza671/
Mve'zeh671/
Mouezez671/
Mbedzie671/
Muhieze671/
Mwedzsi671/
Mwazeeh671/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Mweze
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