Mwisongo Surname

442,270th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 773 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mwisongo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mwisongo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania7571:69,9367,360
United States71:51,779,848968,877
England41:13,929,515290,718
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Wales11:3,094,53244,023

Mwisongo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mwisongo is borne by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mwisongo? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 442,270th most widely held surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 9,427,614 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Mwisongo live; 98 percent live in East Africa and 98 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

The last name Mwisongo is most frequently held in Tanzania, where it is held by 757 people, or 1 in 69,936. In Tanzania Mwisongo is primarily concentrated in: Morogoro Region, where 74 percent live, Dar es Salaam Region, where 15 percent live and Iringa Region, where 5 percent live. Outside of Tanzania Mwisongo exists in 4 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 1 percent live and England, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mwaisongo9411/
Mweisongo944/
Mwishongo941/
Mwesongo881,038/
Mbisongo8855/
Mwisonga884/
Mwaisango821,944/
Mwaisonga8268/
Mweshongo824/
Mwessongo824/
Mwesono801/
Mwisanga7545/
Mbisango7521/
Mbissono758/
Mwaisona751/
Mwaisunga71874/
Mwaijonga71626/
Mwaisanga7166/
M'Bisonga7121/
Mwaizango714/
Mweusango714/
Mweshungo711/
Mwisano675/

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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 Mwisongo
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