Mweze Surname
Approximately 4,174 people bear this surname
Mweze Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 3,845 | 1:19,214 | 2,426 |
| Zambia | 236 | 1:67,161 | 5,933 |
| Zimbabwe | 27 | 1:571,787 | 44,609 |
| Belgium | 21 | 1:547,459 | 51,586 |
| Uganda | 6 | 1:6,506,546 | 123,710 |
| South Africa | 5 | 1:10,835,541 | 204,227 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| Rwanda | 4 | 1:2,841,244 | 3,611 |
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| Congo | 2 | 1:2,494,548 | 28,763 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
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
Mweze has its highest incidence in The DR Congo. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mweze? popularity and diffusion
The surname Mweze is the 111,292nd most frequent surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 1,745,938 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Mweze reside; 92 percent reside in Central Africa and 92 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 315,870th most widespread first name globally It is held by 686 people.
The surname is most commonly used in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 3,845 people, or 1 in 19,214. Barring The DR Congo it exists in 23 countries. It is also common in Zambia, where 6 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mwaeze | 91 | 8 | / |
| Mwezeh | 91 | 6 | / |
| Mwedze | 91 | 6 | / |
| Mweize | 91 | 1 | / |
| Mwezez | 91 | 1 | / |
| Mwezie | 91 | 1 | / |
| M'Mweze | 83 | 96 | / |
| Mwezi | 80 | 5,282 | / |
| Mwaze | 80 | 752 | / |
| Mwese | 80 | 642 | / |
| Mbeze | 80 | 612 | / |
| Mweza | 80 | 542 | / |
| Mwege | 80 | 525 | / |
| Mueze | 80 | 184 | / |
| Mwize | 80 | 168 | / |
| Mwece | 80 | 62 | / |
| Mveze | 80 | 4 | / |
| Mweje | 80 | 3 | / |
| Mwezh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mwedzi | 73 | 1,761 | / |
| Mwuese | 73 | 559 | / |
| Mweche | 73 | 547 | / |
| Muetze | 73 | 92 | / |
| Mwaaze | 73 | 74 | / |
| Mwetse | 73 | 37 | / |
| Mwizez | 73 | 21 | / |
| Mbedze | 73 | 16 | / |
| Mvezeh | 73 | 11 | / |
| Mwezha | 73 | 7 | / |
| Mweezi | 73 | 6 | / |
| Mwasee | 73 | 6 | / |
| Mweses | 73 | 3 | / |
| Mweije | 73 | 3 | / |
| Mbeize | 73 | 3 | / |
| Mwezhi | 73 | 2 | / |
| Mbheze | 73 | 2 | / |
| Mweise | 73 | 2 | / |
| Mweezh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mmweje | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mbeaze | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mbezea | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mmwezi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mwesie | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mwesge | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mwesea | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mwejje | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mweizi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mweeza | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mwadze | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mwedza | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mwidze | 73 | 1 | / |
| Muezep | 73 | 1 | / |
| Muezze | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mwaese | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mwigee | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mbehze | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mwaize | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mvedze | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mwezai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mwezzi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mwazeu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mweege | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mweige | 73 | 1 | / |
| Muheize | 67 | 10 | / |
| Mwetshe | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mbeheze | 67 | 4 | / |
| Muetzer | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mmweche | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mwehesi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mweisge | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mweheza | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mve'zeh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mouezez | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbedzie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Muhieze | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwedzsi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwazeeh | 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 Mweze
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