Mwisiya Surname
Approximately 206 people bear this surname
Mwisiya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 205 | 1:77,317 | 6,611 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
Mwisiya (131) may also be a first name.
Mwisiya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mwisiya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mwisiya is more frequently found in Zambia than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mwisiya? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,159,732nd most frequently used last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 35,376,436 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwisiya reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 811,108th most common first name on earth, borne by 131 people.
This surname is most commonly used in Zambia, where it is held by 205 people, or 1 in 77,317. In Zambia it is mostly concentrated in: Western Province, where 75 percent are found, Lusaka Province, where 22 percent are found and Central Province, where 2 percent are found. Not including Zambia Mwisiya occurs in one country. It is also common in Namibia, where 0 percent are found.
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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 Mwisiya
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