Mgisha Surname
Approximately 434 people bear this surname
Mgisha Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 423 | 1:125,157 | 11,807 |
| Malawi | 9 | 1:1,902,123 | 19,532 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
Mgisha (920) may also be a first name.
Mgisha Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mgisha Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mgisha occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mgisha? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 684,148th most frequently held surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 16,791,580 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mgisha live; 98 percent live in East Africa and 98 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 267,151st most commonly used first name throughout the world. It is borne by 920 people.
The surname Mgisha is most widespread in Tanzania, where it is carried by 423 people, or 1 in 125,157. In Tanzania Mgisha is most common in: Kagera Region, where 56 percent live, Mwanza Region, where 34 percent live and Mara Region, where 2 percent live. Without taking into account Tanzania Mgisha exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Malawi, where 2 percent live and Uganda, where 0 percent live.
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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 Mgisha
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