Mwisi Surname

636,210th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 479 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mwisi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mwisi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo1711:432,04435,878
Tanzania1351:392,16027,960
South Africa941:576,35944,560
Uganda791:494,16828,468

Mwisi (334) may also be a first name.

Mwisi Last Name Facts

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

Mwisi occurs more in The DR Congo more than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Mwisi.

How Common Is The Last Name Mwisi? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 636,210th most prevalent surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 15,214,083 people. The last name Mwisi occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwisi live; 45 percent live in East Africa and 45 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Mwisi is also the 478,963rd most commonly occurring first name throughout the world, held by 334 people.

The surname Mwisi is most frequently used in The DR Congo, where it is held by 171 people, or 1 in 432,044. Barring The DR Congo this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 28 percent reside and South Africa, where 20 percent reside.

Mwisi Last Name Statistics demography

Mwisi earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 49.96% less than the national average, earning R 118,920 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mwishi91104/
Mwisai9136/
Mwaisi913/
Mwissi911/
Mwitshi8334/
Mwisa804,012/
Mbisi802,090/
Mwise80922/
Mwesi80678/
Muisi80413/
Mwigi80150/
Mwiji80146/
Mwizi8044/
Mvisi807/
Mwisiayi771/
Mwisha733,217/
Mbishi731,290/
Mwidji73807/
Mbaisi73685/
Mbissi73574/
Mweusi73310/
Mwaizi73162/
Muishi73144/
Mwissa73128/
Mwaise7367/
Mboisi7337/
Mbuisi7334/
Mwaisa7322/
Mwessi7312/
Mwoisa739/
Mbeisi736/
Mwuise735/
M'Bisi734/
Muitsi733/
Muisie732/
Mweise732/
Muisis732/
Mwissy732/
Mwijai732/
Mwuesi731/
Mwaigi731/
Mbisai731/
Mwesie731/
Mweizi731/
Mwisse731/
Mwihsa731/
Mwishe731/
Mvishi731/
Mwichi731/
Mbisih731/
Mwaisha67264/
Mbishai67186/
Mwishee67171/
Mmbishi67111/
Mbishei6784/
Muitshi6755/
Mwitshe6734/
Mwichui6711/
Mwaizai679/
Mwishaa679/
Mwaichi678/
Mbaissi677/
M'Bissi676/
Mbuishi674/
Mmbaisi674/
Muheisi672/
Mwehesi672/
Muhiosi671/
Mweisge671/

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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 Mwisi
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