Mwisho Surname

516,587th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 631 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Mwisho Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mwisho Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo4861:152,01615,865
Tanzania1361:389,27727,871
Kenya51:9,235,98055,978
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Mwisho (453) may also be a first name.

Mwisho Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mwisho is most common in The DR Congo. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mwisho? popularity and diffusion

It is the 516,587th most frequently used family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 11,549,201 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwisho reside; 77 percent reside in Central Africa and 77 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 401,726th most frequently used first name globally, borne by 453 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 486 people, or 1 in 152,016. Not including The DR Congo Mwisho occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 22 percent reside and Kenya, where 1 percent reside.

Mwisho Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mwaisho926/
Mwiso9139/
Mwisha833,217/
Mbisho83156/
Mwicho8325/
Mwisio834/
Mwisso831/
Muisho831/
Mwesho831/
Mwaiso831/
Mwaisha77264/
Mwitsha7721/
Mvitsho7715/
Mwishaa779/
Mwissah774/
Mbaisho771/
Mwitsah771/
Mweso734,541/
Mwisa734,012/
Mbiso73946/
Muiso7313/
Mviso731/
Mwishaha7170/
Muishout7142/
Mbaaisho711/
Mbisha67592/
Mwesha67342/
Mbisso67336/
Mwicha67168/
Muisha67161/
Mwissa67128/
Mbisah6738/
Mwecho6735/
Mwaisa6722/
Mwoisa679/
Muicho677/
Mwisia674/
Mbesho672/
Mbaiso672/
Mvesho672/
Mwusha671/
M'Biso671/
Mvisou671/
Mwihsa671/
Mwisaz671/
Mwesoh671/
Muisso670/

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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 Mwisho
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