Mwesigwa Surname

15,288th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 36,427 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Mwesigwa Surname User-submission:

Mwesigwa or Mwesigwah is a Ugandan surname meaning 'he is faithful'.

Mwesigwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda32,8111:1,190133
Rwanda2,4811:4,5811,120
Tanzania9501:55,7286,083
United States581:6,249,292299,206
England421:1,326,62059,571
South Africa241:2,257,40496,432
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Iceland71:54,2993,881
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Lesotho31:677,51919,546
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Northern Cyprus11:319,01110,202
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Gambia11:1,923,4511,043
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Mwesigwa (971) may also be a first name.

Mwesigwa Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Mwesigwa or Mwesigwah is a Ugandan surname meaning 'he is faithful'.

- Forebears.io

Mwesigwa Last Name Facts

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

Mwesigwa is found in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mwesigwa? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 15,288th most frequently held surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 200,059 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwesigwa live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 99 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 258,685th most commonly used first name internationally, borne by 971 people.

The last name is most commonly used in Uganda, where it is held by 32,811 people, or 1 in 1,190. In Uganda Mwesigwa is primarily found in: Wakiso District, where 9 percent live, Kampala District, where 7 percent live and Hoima District, where 7 percent live. Aside from Uganda Mwesigwa is found in 37 countries. It is also found in Rwanda, where 7 percent live and Tanzania, where 3 percent live.

Mwesigwa Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Mwesigwa surname are 23.69% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 76.92% being registered with the political party.

The amount Mwesigwa earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 82.13% more than the national average, earning R 432,816 per year and in United States they earn 0.57% more than the national average, earning $43,395 USD per year.

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