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 surname Mwakisha is found in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mwakisha? popularity and diffusion
The surname Mwakisha is the 263,032nd most widespread surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 4,890,970 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Mwakisha reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 99 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Mwakisha is also the 487,350th most commonly occurring given name internationally, borne by 324 people.
This surname is most widespread in Kenya, where it is borne by 1,479 people, or 1 in 31,224. In Kenya it is primarily concentrated in: Taita Taveta County, where 54 percent are found, Mombasa County, where 20 percent are found and Nairobi County, where 12 percent are found. Other than Kenya this last name is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Qatar, where 0 percent are found and The United Arab Emirates, where 0 percent are found.
Mwakisha Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the surname is chiefly 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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