Around the globe, Mwene (Mwene 
) is a rare mostly male, but infrequently female forename. The first name Mwene is characteristic of Sub-Saharan Africa, particularly Tanzania, where it is a rare largely boy's, but infrequently girly name. More frequently, Mwene is the last name as well as the forename.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
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| Mwene | Namibia, Kenya, Zambia, Tanzania, France |
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mwene mbandu kapova i of mbunda 21St King of the Mbunda people (b. 1900) |
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| mwene chitengi chiyengele |
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