Muwishi Surname
Approximately 130 people bear this surname
Muwishi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 128 | 1:120,611 | 16,273 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Muwishi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Muwishi Come From? nationality or country of origin
Muwishi occurs most in Zimbabwe. It may be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Muwishi? popularity and diffusion
Muwishi is the 1,573,888th most frequently occurring last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 56,058,046 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Muwishi are found; 99 percent are found in Southern Africa and 99 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
It is most common in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 128 people, or 1 in 120,611. In Zimbabwe it is most common in: Mashonaland East Province, where 44 percent live, Harare Province, where 33 percent live and Midlands Province, where 14 percent live. Other than Zimbabwe Muwishi occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Norway, where 1 percent live and South Africa, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Muwisi | 92 | 11 | / |
| Mubishi | 86 | 315 | / |
| Muvishi | 86 | 137 | / |
| Muweshi | 86 | 37 | / |
| Muwisha | 86 | 6 | / |
| Muhwisi | 86 | 1 | / |
| Muswisi | 86 | 1 | / |
| Muhwichi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mubuishi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mubisi | 77 | 123 | / |
| Muwisa | 77 | 15 | / |
| Muvisi | 77 | 4 | / |
| Mowisi | 77 | 2 | / |
| Muwiset | 71 | 45 | / |
| Mujwisa | 71 | 32 | / |
| Mubuisi | 71 | 28 | / |
| Mubeshi | 71 | 28 | / |
| Muhwisa | 71 | 26 | / |
| Maubisi | 71 | 15 | / |
| Mowaisi | 71 | 12 | / |
| Muwechi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Moubisi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Muwesha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Miveshi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Meuwisse | 67 | 16 | / |
| Muhweizi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Moubissi | 67 | 2 | / |
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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 Muwishi
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