Mwezeni Surname

726,304th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 400 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Mwezeni Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mwezeni Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa3971:136,46815,793
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144

Mwezeni (185) may also be a first name.

Mwezeni Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mwezeni is carried by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mwezeni? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 726,304th most frequent surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 18,218,865 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwezeni are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Mwezeni is also the 669,105th most frequently held first name internationally. It is borne by 185 people.

The surname Mwezeni is most widely held in South Africa, where it is held by 397 people, or 1 in 136,468. In South Africa it is primarily concentrated in: Eastern Cape, where 63 percent reside, Western Cape, where 17 percent reside and Gauteng, where 5 percent reside. Beside South Africa Mwezeni exists in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 1 percent reside and Malawi, where 0 percent reside.

Mwezeni Last Name Statistics demography

Mwezeni earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 60.31% less than the national average, earning R 94,320 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mvezeni861/
Mwecheni801/
Mwetsheni7548/
Mwedzenge751/
Muizeni711/
Mbecheni675/
Mbedzene671/
Mwechene671/
Mwetshene634/
Mwetsheny631/
Mwetshiene591/
Muizini572/
Muiziene531/
Mbitseni531/

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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 Mwezeni
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