Mwiswa Surname

1,882,912th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 97 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Mwiswa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mwiswa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya941:491,27625,271
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Mwiswa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mwiswa is found in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mwiswa? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,882,912th most numerous last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 75,129,339 people. Mwiswa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwiswa live; 98 percent live in East Africa and 97 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

This surname is most numerous in Kenya, where it is held by 94 people, or 1 in 491,276. In Kenya Mwiswa is most frequent in: Bungoma County, where 96 percent reside and Kakamega County, where 4 percent reside. Other than Kenya this surname occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 2 percent reside and Uganda, where 1 percent reside.

Mwiswa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mwaiswa924/
Mwishwa924/
Mwitshwa861/
Mwisua83265/
Mweswa8385/
Mwiswe8321/
Muiswa831/
Mweshwa7721/
Mbishwa771/
Mwesswa771/
M'Mbiswa714/
Muhaiswa711/
Mbisva67361/
Mwesua67142/
Mbiswi6711/
Mvizwa679/
Mbixwa675/
Mvuswa672/
Mbiswe671/
Muisbau626/
Mweezwa623/
Muishbau574/
Mwetshwe572/
Mbisvi5055/
Muizua501/
Mbesua501/
Mbesba501/
Mwesvi501/

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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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