Mwesigye Surname
Approximately 37,910 people bear this surname
Mwesigye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 28,558 | 1:1,367 | 168 |
| Rwanda | 9,302 | 1:1,222 | 291 |
| Canada | 10 | 1:3,684,559 | 191,443 |
| England | 6 | 1:9,286,343 | 223,652 |
| Sweden | 6 | 1:1,641,126 | 116,183 |
| South Africa | 6 | 1:9,029,617 | 189,736 |
| Sudan | 4 | 1:9,377,549 | 8,207 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
Mwesigye (2,042) may also be a first name.
Mwesigye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mwesigye Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mwesigye is most common in Uganda. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mwesigye? popularity and diffusion
It is the 14,692nd most commonly used surname in the world, held by around 1 in 192,233 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwesigye live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 166,947th most frequently held forename worldwide It is held by 2,042 people.
The last name is most widespread in Uganda, where it is borne by 28,558 people, or 1 in 1,367. In Uganda it is most frequent in: Mbarara District, where 8 percent live, Kiruhura District, where 8 percent live and Isingiro District, where 7 percent live. Not including Uganda Mwesigye exists in 21 countries. It is also common in Rwanda, where 25 percent live and Canada, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mwesigyye | 94 | 4 | / |
| Mwwesigye | 94 | 2 | / |
| Mwetsigye | 94 | 1 | / |
| Mwesihgye | 94 | 1 | / |
| Mwesigyie | 94 | 1 | / |
| Mwesigyeh | 94 | 1 | / |
| Mweshigye | 94 | 1 | / |
| Mweisigye | 94 | 1 | / |
| Mwesige | 93 | 25,815 | / |
| Mwesigy | 93 | 1 | / |
| Mwwesiggye | 89 | 1 | / |
| Mwisigye | 88 | 11 | / |
| Mwesigya | 88 | 9 | / |
| Mwesigge | 88 | 7 | / |
| Mwesidge | 88 | 2 | / |
| Mwessige | 88 | 2 | / |
| Mwezigye | 88 | 1 | / |
| Mwesighe | 88 | 1 | / |
| Mwesegye | 88 | 1 | / |
| Mweisige | 88 | 1 | / |
| Mwegigye | 88 | 1 | / |
| Mweesige | 88 | 1 | / |
| Mwasigye | 88 | 1 | / |
| Mwesiga | 80 | 5,032 | / |
| Mwisige | 80 | 3 | / |
| Mwesege | 80 | 3 | / |
| Mwegige | 80 | 2 | / |
| Mwijegye | 75 | 10 | / |
| Mmwesiga | 75 | 3 | / |
| Mwizegye | 75 | 2 | / |
| Mweisiga | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mwijigye | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mwaisige | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mweziga | 67 | 16 | / |
| Mwijege | 67 | 6 | / |
| Mwisege | 67 | 4 | / |
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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 Mwesigye
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