Mwiwe Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Mwiwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mwiwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe71:2,205,46397,905
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Mwiwe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mwiwe is more commonly found in Zimbabwe than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mwiwe? popularity and diffusion

Mwiwe is the 5,391,485th most numerous surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 560,580,455 people. Mwiwe is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwiwe reside; 92 percent reside in Southern Africa and 92 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

It is most frequently occurring in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 7 people, or 1 in 2,205,463. In Zimbabwe Mwiwe is primarily concentrated in: Mashonaland Central Province, where 100 percent reside. Outside of Zimbabwe this surname occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Malawi, where 31 percent reside and Uganda, where 8 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mwaiwe91904/
Mwiswe9121/
Mwiwa801,376/
Mwewe80468/
Mwawe8096/
Mwiwi806/
Mwaiwa73509/
Mweiwa73131/
Mwaibe7337/
Mwaywe7323/
Mwiw'a732/
Mwawea731/
Mbewwe731/
Mwawei731/
Mwihwa731/
Mwajwe731/
Mweewe731/
Mwajibe674/
Mweyiwa674/
Mhwihwi674/
Mwew673/
Muiw672/
Mbiyawe672/
Mwayawe671/
Mwiyawa671/

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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
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  • 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 Mwiwe
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