Mwisa Surname

115,136th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,012 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Mwisa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mwisa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia1,7571:9,0211,060
DR Congo1,3611:54,2836,540
Tanzania5751:92,0729,213
Kenya2901:159,24112,530
Uganda211:1,859,01362,128
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
England11:55,718,059489,080
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Mwisa (369) may also be a first name.

Mwisa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mwisa is carried by more people in Zambia than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mwisa? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 115,136th most frequently held last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 1,816,437 people. Mwisa occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwisa are found; 44 percent are found in Southern Africa and 44 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 452,461st most commonly held forename on earth, held by 369 people.

Mwisa is most widespread in Zambia, where it is carried by 1,757 people, or 1 in 9,021. In Zambia Mwisa is most frequent in: Luapula Province, where 49 percent are found, Copperbelt Province, where 22 percent are found and Lusaka Province, where 17 percent are found. Besides Zambia this last name occurs in 10 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 34 percent are found and Tanzania, where 14 percent are found.

Mwisa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Mwisa last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mwisha913,217/
Mwissa91128/
Mwisai9136/
Mwaisa9122/
Mwoisa919/
Mwisia914/
Mwisaz911/
Mwihsa911/
Mwaisha83264/
Mwitsha8321/
Mwishaa839/
Mwissah834/
Mwaisga831/
Mwitsah831/
Mwiza807,002/
Mbisa805,425/
Mwesa803,449/
Mwise80922/
Mwisi80479/
Muisa80358/
Mwija80347/
Mwiso8039/
Mvisa802/
Mwica801/
Mwusa801/
Mwishaha7770/
Mwisiayi771/
Mbaisa731,495/
Mwisho73631/
Mbisha73592/
Mwijaa73501/
Mwidja73404/
Mbissa73371/
Mwesha73342/
Mwicha73168/
Muisha73161/
Mwessa73149/
Mbuisa73137/
M'Bisa73105/
Mwishi73104/
Mwaise7367/
Mbisah7338/
Muissa7332/
Mwizia7324/
Mwesia7321/
Mboisa7320/
Muisay739/
Mweesa738/
Mwuise735/
Mwisio734/
Muisat734/
Mwaija733/
Mwizza733/
Muisia733/
Mwaisi733/
Mwoiza732/
Mwijai732/
Mwissy732/
Mweise732/
Muisau731/
Mwusha731/
Mbisai731/
Mbizsa731/
Mwesea731/
Mwisso731/
Mwissi731/
Mwisse731/
Mmwesa731/
Muisaz731/
Muisas731/
Mwaiso731/
Mwishe731/
Mwuiza731/
Mbuisha67281/
Mbishai67186/
Mwishee67171/
Mwitshe6734/
Mwitshi6734/
Muiszah6713/
Mwaizai679/
M'Bissa676/
Mbaissa676/
Mwaisho676/
Mbaisha676/
Mbishay675/
Mboissa674/
M'Baisa674/
Mbeisha672/
Mbaisah671/
Mbissay671/
Mwitcha671/
Mweisge671/
Mmwizza671/
Mwessah671/
Muisajë671/

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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 Mwisa
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