Mwebesa Surname

50,767th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,102 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Mwebesa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mwebesa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda9,2831:4,205755
Tanzania7991:66,2607,000
England51:11,143,612252,590
Rwanda41:2,841,2443,611
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Mwebesa (178) may also be a first name.

Mwebesa Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Mwebesa Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Mwebesa is more commonly found in Uganda than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mwebesa? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 50,767th most commonly used family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 721,396 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwebesa reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 100 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Mwebesa is also the 683,417th most frequently held first name internationally It is held by 178 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Uganda, where it is borne by 9,283 people, or 1 in 4,205. In Uganda Mwebesa is primarily concentrated in: Ntungamo District, where 11 percent live, Isingiro District, where 10 percent live and Mbarara District, where 8 percent live. Without taking into account Uganda Mwebesa is found in 11 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 8 percent live and England, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mwebesha937/
Mwebeesa933/
Mmwebesa932/
Mweebesa931/
Mwebetsa931/
Mwebessa931/
Mwebesah931/
Mwebeshay881/
Mwabesa86204/
Mwebeja8621/
Mwebasa8621/
Mwebeza865/
Mwebese864/
Mbebesa861/
Mwebeshe8021/
Mwebaza712,743/
Mwabeza711,499/
Mbebeza71101/
Mwebezi719/
Muebeja714/
Mbebese713/
Mwebeze712/
Mwabisa711/
Mwebazo711/
Mwibisa711/
Mwaibasa67318/
Mwabisha67150/
Mwaibese6777/
Mbhebeza6712/
Mbebesho674/
Muhebeza672/
Mweebaza671/
Mwebazaa671/
Mwibeshi671/
Muebejay671/
Mbebeseh671/

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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
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  • 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 Mwebesa
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