Mgwisho Surname

1,001,271st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 255 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Mgwisho Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mgwisho Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya2551:181,09813,605

Mgwisho Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mgwisho is found most frequently in Kenya. It can also appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Mgwisho.

How Common Is The Last Name Mgwisho? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,001,271st most frequently used surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 28,578,611 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mgwisho reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 100 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

The surname is most common in Kenya, where it is held by 255 people, or 1 in 181,098. In Kenya it is mostly found in: Mombasa County, where 95 percent are found, Kwale County, where 4 percent are found and Kitui County, where 2 percent are found.

Mgwisho Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is chiefly Muslim (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mgwisha862/
Mgwesha7114/
Mcwisha7113/
Mkwicho715/
Mgwicha711/
Mgwetsha673/
Mkwetsho671/
Mgwesa62459/
Mkweso62376/
Mkwisa6220/
Mgvuso622/
Mgwezo621/
Mgwexo621/
Mguizo621/
Mkwesha57206/
Mgbesha5721/
Mgwessa575/
Mkwesso572/
Mgwetsa571/
M'Kwesha5315/
M'Gbesso534/
Mgbeasuo531/

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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 Mgwisho
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