Mwise Surname

385,337th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 922 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Zambia

Mwise Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mwise Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania2991:177,06215,458
Kenya2841:162,60512,666
Zambia2311:68,6146,028
Zimbabwe701:220,54624,781
Uganda211:1,859,01362,128
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Rwanda41:2,841,2443,611
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
England11:55,718,059489,080
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Mwise (335) may also be a first name.

Mwise Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mwise is most common in Tanzania. It may also be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mwise? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 385,337th most commonly used surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 7,904,063 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwise reside; 66 percent reside in East Africa and 35 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 478,225th most widespread first name on earth, held by 335 people.

This last name is most frequent in Tanzania, where it is borne by 299 people, or 1 in 177,062. In Tanzania Mwise is most numerous in: Mara Region, where 94 percent live, Dar es Salaam Region, where 3 percent live and Kilimanjaro Region, where 1 percent live. Besides Tanzania Mwise exists in 12 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 31 percent live and Zambia, where 25 percent live.

Mwise Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Mwuise915/
Mweise912/
Mwishe911/
Mwisse911/
Mwishee83171/
Mwitshe8334/
Mweisge831/
Mbise8037,327/
Mwase8025,948/
Muise805,878/
Mwisa804,012/
Mwije80822/
Mwese80642/
Mwisi80479/
Mwize80168/
Mwice8070/
Mwish8029/
Mwuse8014/
Mvise803/
Mweis802/
Mwiss802/
Mwige801/
Mwais801/
Mwisha733,217/
Mwiche732,607/
Mwuese73559/
Mweshe73297/
Mbisse73264/
Muiser73189/
Mbishe73162/
Mwissa73128/
Mwishi73104/
Muisse7380/
Mwidje7362/
Mwesse7347/
Muises7346/
Mwashe7344/
Mwetse7337/
Mwisai7336/
Hmwais7331/
Mwaase7328/
Mwaisa7322/
Mwizez7321/
Mwasse7313/
Mwasie7310/
Muisje739/
Mwoisa739/
Mwijje737/
Mwasee736/
Mbhise734/
Mbuise733/
Mweses733/
Mbaise733/
Mweije733/
Mboise733/
Mwaisi733/
Mwissy732/
Muisie732/
Mvitse732/
Mwigee731/
Mmbise731/
Mwezie731/
Mwusee731/
Muishe731/
Mwaije731/
Mwaize731/
Mwihsa731/
Mwissi731/
Mwasea731/
Mweige731/
Mweize731/
Mwesea731/
Mwesge731/
Mwesie731/
Muiset731/
Mweiss730/
Mwaishehe711/
Muis6721,837/
Mwez671,994/
Mwiz67308/
Mwaisha67264/
Mwashee67217/
Muijser67117/
Mbayise6799/
Mbishei6784/
Mbuyise6783/
Mwitshi6734/
Mwajisa6727/
Mwes6726/
Mboyise6726/
Mbis6714/
Muheise6710/
Mwishaa679/
Mbiyase676/
Mwayisi674/
Mwisowa674/
Mwetshe674/
Mbiyose674/
Mvis673/
Mbaishe673/
Mwayisa672/
Mwjs672/
Muished671/
Mbiyese671/
Mbaisse671/
Mwaasse671/
Mwayese671/
Mwijisi671/
Mvayise671/
Mwex671/
Mwix671/

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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 Mwise
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