Mwesha Surname
Approximately 342 people bear this surname
Mwesha Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 275 | 1:57,636 | 5,264 |
| DR Congo | 62 | 1:1,191,606 | 73,277 |
| Rwanda | 4 | 1:2,841,244 | 3,611 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Mwesha (36) may also be a first name.
Mwesha Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mwesha Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mwesha is found in Zambia more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Mwesha? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 814,680th most numerous last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 21,308,614 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwesha live; 81 percent live in Southern Africa and 81 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Mwesha is also the 1,717,090th most commonly occurring given name in the world. It is borne by 36 people.
The surname is most common in Zambia, where it is borne by 275 people, or 1 in 57,636. In Zambia Mwesha is primarily concentrated in: Copperbelt Province, where 38 percent live, Lusaka Province, where 33 percent live and Muchinga Province, where 17 percent live. Barring Zambia Mwesha exists in 3 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 18 percent live and Rwanda, where 1 percent live.
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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 Mwesha
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