Mwakisha Surname
Approximately 1,490 people bear this surname
Mwakisha Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 1,479 | 1:31,224 | 3,410 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Mwakisha (324) may also be a first name.
Mwakisha Demographics
Mwakisha Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Mwakisha Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mwakisha Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mwakisha is held by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Mwakisha? popularity and diffusion
The last name Mwakisha is the 263,032nd most numerous surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 4,890,970 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Mwakisha are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 99 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 487,350th most prevalent first name at a global level, borne by 324 people.
The surname Mwakisha is most common in Kenya, where it is carried by 1,479 people, or 1 in 31,224. In Kenya it is most frequent in: Taita Taveta County, where 54 percent reside, Mombasa County, where 20 percent reside and Nairobi County, where 12 percent reside. Apart from Kenya Mwakisha exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Qatar, where 0 percent reside and The United Arab Emirates, where 0 percent reside.
Mwakisha Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the last name is principally Christian (92%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mwakishau | 94 | 2 | / |
| Mwakisa | 93 | 4 | / |
| Mwakishi | 88 | 41 | / |
| Mwakusha | 88 | 2 | / |
| Mbakisha | 88 | 1 | / |
| Mwakaicha | 82 | 1 | / |
| Mwakisi | 80 | 102 | / |
| Mbakisa | 80 | 7 | / |
| Mwakise | 80 | 3 | / |
| Mwakusa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mwakiza | 80 | 1 | / |
| Muakisa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mwakesa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mwaikusa | 75 | 343 | / |
| Mbakissa | 75 | 124 | / |
| Muakishi | 75 | 21 | / |
| Mwekesha | 75 | 21 | / |
| Mwakyosa | 75 | 5 | / |
| Mwakichui | 71 | 61 | / |
| Mbhakishi | 71 | 2 | / |
| Mwakesi | 67 | 506 | / |
| Mwakese | 67 | 96 | / |
| Mwakeso | 67 | 31 | / |
| Muakesa | 67 | 21 | / |
| Mbakiza | 67 | 16 | / |
| Mwakizi | 67 | 6 | / |
| Muakusa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mwakizo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwakeza | 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
- 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 Mwakisha
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