Mwissa Surname
Approximately 128 people bear this surname
Mwissa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 125 | 1:423,533 | 29,670 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
Mwissa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mwissa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mwissa is most common in Tanzania. It can appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mwissa? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,589,322nd most widespread family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 56,933,952 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Mwissa are found; 98 percent are found in East Africa and 98 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
It is most frequent in Tanzania, where it is carried by 125 people, or 1 in 423,533. In Tanzania Mwissa is most prevalent in: Iringa Region, where 57 percent live and Mbeya Region, where 41 percent live. Besides Tanzania this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Belgium, where 1 percent live and The DR Congo, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mwissah | 92 | 4 | / |
| Mwisa | 91 | 4,012 | / |
| Mwisha | 83 | 3,217 | / |
| Mbissa | 83 | 371 | / |
| Mwessa | 83 | 149 | / |
| Mwisai | 83 | 36 | / |
| Muissa | 83 | 32 | / |
| Mwaisa | 83 | 22 | / |
| Mwoisa | 83 | 9 | / |
| Mwisia | 83 | 4 | / |
| Mwissy | 83 | 2 | / |
| Mwisaz | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mwihsa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mwisse | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mwissi | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mwisso | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mwaisha | 77 | 264 | / |
| Mwitsha | 77 | 21 | / |
| Mwishaa | 77 | 9 | / |
| M'Bissa | 77 | 6 | / |
| Mbaissa | 77 | 6 | / |
| Mboissa | 77 | 4 | / |
| Mwaisga | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mbissay | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mwitsah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mwessah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mbisa | 73 | 5,425 | / |
| Mwesa | 73 | 3,449 | / |
| Mwise | 73 | 922 | / |
| Mwisi | 73 | 479 | / |
| Muisa | 73 | 358 | / |
| Mwiso | 73 | 39 | / |
| Mvisa | 73 | 2 | / |
| Mwusa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mwishaha | 71 | 70 | / |
| Mwisiayi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mouhissa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mbessa | 67 | 2,789 | / |
| Mbaisa | 67 | 1,495 | / |
| Mwisho | 67 | 631 | / |
| Mbisha | 67 | 592 | / |
| Mbissi | 67 | 574 | / |
| Mwesha | 67 | 342 | / |
| Mbisso | 67 | 336 | / |
| Mbisse | 67 | 264 | / |
| Mvessa | 67 | 202 | / |
| Mwicha | 67 | 168 | / |
| Muisha | 67 | 161 | / |
| Mbuisa | 67 | 137 | / |
| M'Bisa | 67 | 105 | / |
| Mwishi | 67 | 104 | / |
| Muisse | 67 | 80 | / |
| Mwaise | 67 | 67 | / |
| Mwesse | 67 | 47 | / |
| Muises | 67 | 46 | / |
| Mbisah | 67 | 38 | / |
| Mwesia | 67 | 21 | / |
| Mboisa | 67 | 20 | / |
| Mwessi | 67 | 12 | / |
| Muisay | 67 | 9 | / |
| Mweesa | 67 | 8 | / |
| Muessa | 67 | 5 | / |
| Mwuise | 67 | 5 | / |
| Muisat | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mwisio | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mwaisi | 67 | 3 | / |
| Mweses | 67 | 3 | / |
| Mwizza | 67 | 3 | / |
| Muisia | 67 | 3 | / |
| Mwoiza | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mweise | 67 | 2 | / |
| Muisis | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mwusha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwaiso | 67 | 1 | / |
| Muisas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Muisaz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbissy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Muisau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbisai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbizsa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwesea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mmwesa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwuiza | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwishe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Muisso | 67 | 0 | / |
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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
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- 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 Mwissa
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