Miheso Surname

122,653rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,726 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Miheso Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Miheso Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya3,7021:12,4741,557
Ivory Coast81:2,883,90443,419
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
England31:18,572,686338,250
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Miheso (725) may also be a first name.

Miheso Last Name Facts

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

The surname Miheso is held by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Miheso? popularity and diffusion

The last name Miheso is the 122,653rd most common last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 1,955,863 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Miheso live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 78 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 306,386th most frequent first name throughout the world, borne by 725 people.

The last name Miheso is most commonly held in Kenya, where it is borne by 3,702 people, or 1 in 12,474. In Kenya it is mostly concentrated in: Kakamega County, where 44 percent reside, Nairobi County, where 21 percent reside and Vihiga County, where 14 percent reside. Beside Kenya it is found in 8 countries. It is also found in The Ivory Coast, where 0 percent reside and Ghana, where 0 percent reside.

Miheso Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Miheso last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mihesso9231/
Mieso9130/
Mihessoh861/
Miesso8325/
Miesho834/
Maiyeso7752/
Miessou773/
Myhesho771/
Mihedjo771/
Miesa73105/
Mjeso7345/
Mgeso735/
Miejo735/
Miezo732/
Myeso730/
Maiyesso71143/
Maheesoh711/
Miezio67331/
Miezou67311/
Miheza67244/
Miessa67122/
Miisho6797/
Miesha6724/
Mäesoo6722/
Mihizo6721/
Mijeco677/
Mierzo676/
Mehesa676/
Mehiso672/
Miisso671/
Maiyessou671/
Meesoh671/
Mijezo671/
Mihico671/
Miecho671/
Miegio671/
Miedjo671/
Mihijo671/
Myisop671/
Miecio671/

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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 Miheso
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