Mwanisha Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Mwanisha Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
Mwanisha (8) may also be a first name.
Mwanisha Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mwanisha Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mwanisha is held by more people in Uganda than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Mwanisha? popularity and diffusion
The last name Mwanisha is the 8,968,613th most frequently held last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. Mwanisha is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwanisha live; 75 percent live in East Africa and 50 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 4,213,784th most widely held given name internationally It is held by 8 people.
The last name is most prevalent in Uganda, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 19,519,640. In Uganda Mwanisha is mostly found in: Kampala District, where 50 percent reside and Soroti District, where 50 percent reside. Excluding Uganda it exists in 2 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 25 percent reside and Kenya, where 25 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mwanaisha | 94 | 849 | / |
| Mwanisa | 93 | 861 | / |
| Mwanishi | 88 | 269 | / |
| Mwangisa | 88 | 124 | / |
| Mwanaisa | 88 | 66 | / |
| Muanisha | 88 | 4 | / |
| Mwanisia | 88 | 1 | / |
| Mwanisah | 88 | 1 | / |
| Mwanaishe | 82 | 48 | / |
| Mwangesha | 82 | 5 | / |
| Mwanaishi | 82 | 4 | / |
| Mwangishi | 82 | 4 | / |
| Mwanaicha | 82 | 1 | / |
| Muanaisha | 82 | 1 | / |
| Mwanaysha | 82 | 1 | / |
| Mwanaissa | 82 | 1 | / |
| Mwanisi | 80 | 262 | / |
| Mwaniso | 80 | 41 | / |
| Muanisa | 80 | 33 | / |
| Mwanusa | 80 | 23 | / |
| Mwanesa | 80 | 19 | / |
| Mwaniza | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mbanisa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mwanise | 80 | 1 | / |
| Muhangisha | 78 | 2 | / |
| Mwenesha | 75 | 93 | / |
| Muangisa | 75 | 54 | / |
| Mwangesa | 75 | 21 | / |
| Mwangise | 75 | 7 | / |
| Muannisa | 75 | 5 | / |
| Muanishi | 75 | 4 | / |
| Mwanitse | 75 | 4 | / |
| Mbanisah | 75 | 4 | / |
| Muaanisa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Muhangisa | 71 | 53 | / |
| Mbanisi | 67 | 76 | / |
| Mbonisa | 67 | 28 | / |
| Mwaneza | 67 | 2 | / |
| Muannissah | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mbanysa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbaniso | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mweniso | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwanese | 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 Mwanisha
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