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 most common in Kenya. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Miheso? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 122,653rd most frequently held surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 1,955,863 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Miheso reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 78 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 306,386th most commonly held forename worldwide, held by 725 people.

The last name Miheso is most common in Kenya, where it is held by 3,702 people, or 1 in 12,474. In Kenya Miheso is primarily found in: Kakamega County, where 44 percent reside, Nairobi County, where 21 percent reside and Vihiga County, where 14 percent reside. Outside of Kenya Miheso occurs in 8 countries. It is also common 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 surname is chiefly 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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