Muhesi Surname
Approximately 1,319 people bear this surname
Muhesi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 927 | 1:42,114 | 5,316 |
| Tanzania | 203 | 1:260,796 | 20,874 |
| Pakistan | 145 | 1:1,232,027 | 14,594 |
| DR Congo | 41 | 1:1,801,941 | 95,514 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Muhesi (170) may also be a first name.
Muhesi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Muhesi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Muhesi is carried by more people in Uganda than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Muhesi.
How Common Is The Last Name Muhesi? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 290,346th most widely held last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 5,525,054 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 89 percent of Muhesi are found; 86 percent are found in East Africa and 86 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 701,320th most frequently used first name internationally, borne by 170 people.
The surname Muhesi is most frequently used in Uganda, where it is carried by 927 people, or 1 in 42,114. In Uganda Muhesi is mostly concentrated in: Kasese District, where 50 percent are found, Bundibugyo District, where 10 percent are found and Kaliro District, where 9 percent are found. Besides Uganda it occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 15 percent are found and Pakistan, where 11 percent are found.
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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 Muhesi
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