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
The last name Mgisha occurs in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mgisha? popularity and diffusion
The last name Mgisha is the 684,148th most commonly held last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 16,791,580 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mgisha live; 98 percent live in East Africa and 98 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Mgisha is also the 267,151st most frequently held forename throughout the world, held by 920 people.
The surname is most numerous in Tanzania, where it is carried by 423 people, or 1 in 125,157. In Tanzania it is most numerous in: Kagera Region, where 56 percent reside, Mwanza Region, where 34 percent reside and Mara Region, where 2 percent reside. Aside from Tanzania Mgisha is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Malawi, where 2 percent reside and Uganda, where 0 percent reside.
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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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