Mwisu Surname

3,323,005th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 35 people bear this surname

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

Mwisu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Mwisu Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo341:2,172,929106,971
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144

Mwisu Last Name Facts

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

Mwisu is carried by more people in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mwisu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Mwisu is the 3,323,005th most numerous surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 208,215,598 people. The surname Mwisu occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwisu live; 97 percent live in Central Africa and 97 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.

The surname is most frequently occurring in The DR Congo, where it is held by 34 people, or 1 in 2,172,929. Beside The DR Congo this last name is found in one country. It also occurs in Malawi, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mwishu911/
Muisu80437/
Mwizu80193/
Mbisu80159/
Mwesu804/
Mvisu801/
Mbishu7333/
Mbuisu7327/
Muisus7322/
Mbeisu738/
Mbaisu737/
Muisiu734/
M'Bisu734/
Mwaizu732/
Mvisou731/
Mwichu731/
Muisau731/
Mbissou6711/
Mwichui6711/
Muissus6710/
Mvissou674/
Mbaisou671/
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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 Mwisu
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