Mwasigwa Surname
Approximately 258 people bear this surname
Mwasigwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 251 | 1:183,984 | 13,840 |
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
Mwasigwa (246) may also be a first name.
Mwasigwa Demographics
Mwasigwa Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Mwasigwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mwasigwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mwasigwa is most common in Kenya. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Mwasigwa.
How Common Is The Last Name Mwasigwa? popularity and diffusion
Mwasigwa is the 993,593rd most frequently held last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 28,246,302 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwasigwa are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 100 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Mwasigwa is also the 569,299th most frequently held first name world-wide, borne by 246 people.
Mwasigwa is most commonly held in Kenya, where it is carried by 251 people, or 1 in 183,984. In Kenya it is mostly concentrated in: Taita Taveta County, where 95 percent are found, Nairobi County, where 4 percent are found and Kiambu County, where 0 percent are found. Beside Kenya Mwasigwa is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 2 percent are found and Uganda, where 1 percent are found.
Mwasigwa Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mwasighwa | 94 | 350 | / |
| Mwesigwa | 88 | 36,427 | / |
| Mwesiggwa | 82 | 5 | / |
| Mwashegwa | 82 | 4 | / |
| Mweesigwa | 82 | 3 | / |
| Mwessigwa | 82 | 2 | / |
| Mwesigwwa | 82 | 1 | / |
| Mwesigwah | 82 | 1 | / |
| Mweshigwa | 82 | 1 | / |
| Mwashikwa | 82 | 1 | / |
| Mwesighwa | 82 | 1 | / |
| Mwasheghwa | 78 | 1 | / |
| Mwashingwe | 78 | 1 | / |
| Mwesikwa | 75 | 3 | / |
| Mbazigwa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mwezigwa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mwashekwa | 71 | 17 | / |
| Mwaisekwa | 71 | 10 | / |
| Mwachigwe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mbazuigwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mwachikwat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbazigwe | 63 | 43 | / |
| Mwogekwa | 63 | 4 | / |
| Mwazigui | 63 | 1 | / |
| Mvesigva | 63 | 1 | / |
| Mbassigue | 59 | 1 | / |
| Mbazeigwe | 59 | 1 | / |
| Mbaissigui | 56 | 1 | / |
| Mbasegue | 50 | 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 Mwasigwa
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