Mwesongo Surname

351,339th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,038 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mwesongo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mwesongo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1,0371:51,0535,668
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Mwesongo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mwesongo is borne by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mwesongo? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 351,339th most common last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 7,020,757 people. The surname Mwesongo is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwesongo live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

The last name is most numerous in Tanzania, where it is carried by 1,037 people, or 1 in 51,053. In Tanzania it is most frequent in: Morogoro Region, where 65 percent are found, Dodoma Region, where 10 percent are found and Tanga Region, where 10 percent are found. Not including Tanzania Mwesongo exists in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mweshongo944/
Mwessongo944/
Mweisongo944/
Mwesono931/
Mwisongo88773/
Mwasongo886/
Mwashongo8221/
Mwaisongo8211/
Mweusango824/
Mwishongo821/
Mweshungo821/
Mwasango75155/
Mwasonga7559/
Mbisongo7555/
Mwisonga754/
Mwesanga751/
Mbesango751/
Mwaisango711,944/
Mwaisonga7168/
Mwashonga7160/
Mwashango712/
Mwechango711/

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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 Mwesongo
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