Mwesige Surname

21,122nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 25,815 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Mwesige Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mwesige Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda25,4961:1,531198
Tanzania2911:181,93015,797
Rwanda91:1,262,7752,632
United States81:45,307,367917,113
England61:9,286,343223,652
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002

Mwesige (1,737) may also be a first name.

Mwesige Last Name Facts

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

Mwesige occurs more in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mwesige? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 21,122nd most frequent last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 282,299 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwesige are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 100 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 184,039th most prevalent first name world-wide, borne by 1,737 people.

The surname is most commonly held in Uganda, where it is held by 25,496 people, or 1 in 1,531. In Uganda it is mostly concentrated in: Kabarole District, where 24 percent reside, Kyenjojo District, where 19 percent reside and Kibaale District, where 11 percent reside. Besides Uganda Mwesige is found in 7 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 1 percent reside and Rwanda, where 0 percent reside.

Mwesige Last Name Statistics demography

Mwesige earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 55.39% less than the national average, earning $19,250 USD per year.

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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 Mwesige
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