Migisha Surname
Approximately 455 people bear this surname
Migisha Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 216 | 1:180,737 | 15,048 |
| DR Congo | 157 | 1:470,571 | 38,110 |
| Rwanda | 36 | 1:315,694 | 1,449 |
| Tanzania | 19 | 1:2,786,401 | 49,097 |
| Belgium | 17 | 1:676,273 | 58,718 |
| United States | 5 | 1:72,491,787 | 1,102,614 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Burundi | 1 | 1:9,804,852 | 2,349 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
Migisha (106) may also be a first name.
Migisha Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Migisha Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Migisha is carried by more people in Uganda than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Migisha.
How Common Is The Last Name Migisha? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 660,498th most common family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 16,016,584 people. Migisha occurs predominantly in Africa, where 95 percent of Migisha are found; 60 percent are found in East Africa and 60 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 915,176th most commonly held first name throughout the world, borne by 106 people.
Migisha is most frequently used in Uganda, where it is carried by 216 people, or 1 in 180,737. In Uganda it is mostly concentrated in: Kanungu District, where 15 percent reside, Wakiso District, where 15 percent reside and Rukungiri District, where 12 percent reside. Besides Uganda this last name exists in 9 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 35 percent reside and Rwanda, where 8 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Migisa | 92 | 77 | / |
| Mugisha | 86 | 267,531 | / |
| Migisho | 86 | 76 | / |
| Migishi | 86 | 21 | / |
| Migusha | 86 | 9 | / |
| Mighisa | 86 | 5 | / |
| Muigisa | 86 | 4 | / |
| Migesha | 86 | 4 | / |
| Migitsa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Migiesa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Muugisha | 80 | 4 | / |
| Mugishaa | 80 | 3 | / |
| Mugisaha | 80 | 3 | / |
| Maigishi | 80 | 2 | / |
| Mugishah | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mugishha | 80 | 1 | / |
| Muggisha | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mugisa | 77 | 44,479 | / |
| Misisa | 77 | 31 | / |
| Migisi | 77 | 15 | / |
| Migusa | 77 | 12 | / |
| Migiza | 77 | 10 | / |
| Mizisa | 77 | 5 | / |
| Megisa | 77 | 3 | / |
| Migiso | 77 | 2 | / |
| Mijisa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Meiguicha | 75 | 1 | / |
| Maighissa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Meiseisha | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mugisho | 71 | 20,835 | / |
| Mugusha | 71 | 300 | / |
| Migichi | 71 | 135 | / |
| Mugesha | 71 | 115 | / |
| Megusha | 71 | 28 | / |
| Mugihsa | 71 | 8 | / |
| Mugissa | 71 | 7 | / |
| Megesha | 71 | 7 | / |
| Migisei | 71 | 5 | / |
| Mugisah | 71 | 4 | / |
| Miguiso | 71 | 4 | / |
| Migaise | 71 | 3 | / |
| Migitsi | 71 | 2 | / |
| Muugisa | 71 | 2 | / |
| Mugisaa | 71 | 2 | / |
| Mecisha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Misisah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Misisas | 71 | 1 | / |
| Megishi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Misesha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Maigisi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Misitsa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Meigisi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Meggisa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Megoisa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mugaisa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Meguissa | 67 | 27 | / |
| Maigichi | 67 | 15 | / |
| Maiguiso | 67 | 14 | / |
| Maigizau | 67 | 12 | / |
| Meghisah | 67 | 9 | / |
| Mughisho | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mecissha | 67 | 2 | / |
| Maidzisa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Maigaise | 67 | 1 | / |
| Maigisse | 67 | 1 | / |
| Miguessa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mujjisha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mmugisho | 67 | 1 | / |
| Misetsha | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Migisha
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