Mwiswa Surname
Approximately 97 people bear this surname
Mwiswa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 94 | 1:491,276 | 25,271 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Mwiswa Demographics
Mwiswa Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Mwiswa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mwiswa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mwiswa is found most in Kenya. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mwiswa? popularity and diffusion
The surname Mwiswa is the 1,882,912th most commonly used family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 75,129,339 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwiswa are found; 98 percent are found in East Africa and 97 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
The last name is most widespread in Kenya, where it is carried by 94 people, or 1 in 491,276. In Kenya it is primarily concentrated in: Bungoma County, where 96 percent reside and Kakamega County, where 4 percent reside. Aside from Kenya Mwiswa is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 2 percent reside and Uganda, where 1 percent reside.
Mwiswa Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Mwiswa last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mwaiswa | 92 | 4 | / |
| Mwishwa | 92 | 4 | / |
| Mwitshwa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mwisua | 83 | 265 | / |
| Mweswa | 83 | 85 | / |
| Mwiswe | 83 | 21 | / |
| Muiswa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mweshwa | 77 | 21 | / |
| Mbishwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mwesswa | 77 | 1 | / |
| M'Mbiswa | 71 | 4 | / |
| Muhaiswa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mbisva | 67 | 361 | / |
| Mwesua | 67 | 142 | / |
| Mbiswi | 67 | 11 | / |
| Mvizwa | 67 | 9 | / |
| Mbixwa | 67 | 5 | / |
| Mvuswa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mbiswe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Muisbau | 62 | 6 | / |
| Mweezwa | 62 | 3 | / |
| Muishbau | 57 | 4 | / |
| Mwetshwe | 57 | 2 | / |
| Mbisvi | 50 | 55 | / |
| Muizua | 50 | 1 | / |
| Mbesua | 50 | 1 | / |
| Mbesba | 50 | 1 | / |
| Mwesvi | 50 | 1 | / |
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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 Mwiswa
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