Mwesiga Surname
Approximately 5,032 people bear this surname
Mwesiga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 3,388 | 1:15,626 | 2,032 |
| Uganda | 1,615 | 1:24,173 | 3,458 |
| England | 12 | 1:4,643,172 | 139,951 |
| United States | 12 | 1:30,204,911 | 765,334 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Burundi | 1 | 1:9,804,852 | 2,349 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
Mwesiga (548) may also be a first name.
Mwesiga Demographics
Average Mwesiga Salary in
United States
$40,661 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Mwesiga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mwesiga Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mwesiga is found most in Tanzania. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mwesiga? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 94,659th most commonly held family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,448,240 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Mwesiga live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 99 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Mwesiga is also the 359,856th most frequently occurring first name globally, borne by 548 people.
This last name is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is carried by 3,388 people, or 1 in 15,626. In Tanzania it is primarily concentrated in: Kagera Region, where 60 percent live, Dar es Salaam Region, where 15 percent live and Morogoro Region, where 6 percent live. Apart from Tanzania this last name is found in 7 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 32 percent live and England, where 0 percent live.
Mwesiga Last Name Statistics demography
Mwesiga earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 5.77% less than the national average, earning $40,661 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mmwesiga | 93 | 3 | / |
| Mwetsiga | 93 | 3 | / |
| Mwesigah | 93 | 1 | / |
| Mweisiga | 93 | 1 | / |
| Mwesige | 86 | 25,815 | / |
| Mbesiga | 86 | 93 | / |
| Mweziga | 86 | 16 | / |
| Mwesigo | 86 | 2 | / |
| Mwesigy | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mwesigye | 80 | 37,910 | / |
| Mwashiga | 80 | 105 | / |
| Mwaisiga | 80 | 39 | / |
| Mwuesega | 80 | 8 | / |
| Mwesigge | 80 | 7 | / |
| Mwessige | 80 | 2 | / |
| Mwasigha | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mwesighe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mweisige | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mweesige | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mbeesiga | 80 | 1 | / |
| Muesigas | 80 | 0 | / |
| Mwwesigye | 75 | 2 | / |
| Mweshigye | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mwetsigye | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mwesihgye | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mweisigye | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mwasega | 71 | 95 | / |
| Mwisige | 71 | 3 | / |
| Mwesege | 71 | 3 | / |
| Mwwesiggye | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mwaijega | 67 | 513 | / |
| Mwisigye | 67 | 11 | / |
| Mwashega | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mwesegye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwishega | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwaisige | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwichiga | 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 Mwesiga
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