Mwibwe Surname

1,073,555th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 231 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Mwibwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mwibwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia2041:77,6966,637
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818

Mwibwe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mwibwe is held by more people in Zambia than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Mwibwe.

How Common Is The Last Name Mwibwe? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,073,555th most frequently used last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 31,547,818 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwibwe are found; 88 percent are found in Southern Africa and 88 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The last name Mwibwe is most frequent in Zambia, where it is borne by 204 people, or 1 in 77,696. In Zambia it is most numerous in: Northern Province, where 47 percent live, Central Province, where 26 percent live and Luapula Province, where 16 percent live. Without taking into account Zambia this surname is found in one country. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 12 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mwaibwe9277/
Mwibwa8328/
Mwebwe8311/
Mwaibwa7728/
Mweebwe771/
Muheibwe712/
Mwaifwea712/
Mwepwe672,374/
Mwebwa6781/
Mwipwa6734/
Mwebbe6716/
Mwifwa672/
Mbebwe672/
Mwivwa671/
Muibwa671/
Muibue671/
Mwempwe625/
Mbibueh621/
Mweebwa621/
Mweempwe574/
Muheebwe573/
Muhibouer531/
Mwepwa5021/
Muibva5014/
Mwebbi504/
Mbibui503/
Mwepue501/
Muebue501/
Muipue501/
Mvibva501/

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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 Mwibwe
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