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
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
| 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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