Mwisaka Surname
Approximately 452 people bear this surname
Mwisaka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 216 | 1:180,737 | 15,048 |
| Tanzania | 163 | 1:324,795 | 24,514 |
| DR Congo | 55 | 1:1,343,265 | 79,223 |
| Botswana | 17 | 1:128,643 | 18,229 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Mwisaka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mwisaka Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mwisaka is found most in Uganda. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mwisaka? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 663,740th most frequently occurring surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 16,122,889 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwisaka live; 84 percent live in East Africa and 45 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
The last name Mwisaka is most frequently used in Uganda, where it is borne by 216 people, or 1 in 180,737. In Uganda Mwisaka is most common in: Manafwa District, where 65 percent are found, Mbale District, where 16 percent are found and Kampala District, where 9 percent are found. Aside from Uganda Mwisaka is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 36 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 12 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mwaisaka | 93 | 4,571 | / |
| Mwisaaka | 93 | 7 | / |
| Mwishaka | 93 | 1 | / |
| Muisaka | 86 | 2,217 | / |
| Mwesaka | 86 | 6 | / |
| Mwisaki | 86 | 5 | / |
| Mbishaka | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mweseka | 71 | 742 | / |
| Muesaka | 71 | 21 | / |
| Mwiseko | 71 | 4 | / |
| Muisoka | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mbizaka | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mwechaka | 67 | 8 | / |
| Mbishake | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbaisako | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwichoka | 67 | 1 | / |
| Muitsoka | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwetsaki | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwaijoka | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mueseka | 57 | 75 | / |
| Mbesako | 57 | 1 | / |
| Mbesake | 57 | 1 | / |
| Mbisoko | 57 | 1 | / |
| Mbezaka | 57 | 1 | / |
| Mbissoko | 53 | 53 | / |
| Mbissoki | 53 | 1 | / |
| Muichako | 53 | 1 | / |
| Mbessako | 53 | 1 | / |
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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 Mwisaka
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis