Mkwasa Surname
Approximately 99 people bear this surname
Mkwasa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 90 | 1:588,240 | 37,030 |
| Zambia | 5 | 1:3,169,984 | 35,680 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Mkwasa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mkwasa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mkwasa occurs most in Tanzania. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Mkwasa.
How Common Is The Last Name Mkwasa? popularity and diffusion
Mkwasa is the 1,860,621st most frequent family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 73,611,575 people. Mkwasa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Mkwasa are found; 91 percent are found in East Africa and 91 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
The last name Mkwasa is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is carried by 90 people, or 1 in 588,240. In Tanzania it is mostly found in: Morogoro Region, where 83 percent live, Dar es Salaam Region, where 4 percent live and Kilimanjaro Region, where 4 percent live. Barring Tanzania it occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Zambia, where 5 percent live and The Cayman Islands, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| M'Kwasa | 92 | 6 | / |
| Mkhwasa | 92 | 1 | / |
| Mkwasha | 92 | 1 | / |
| Mgwasa | 83 | 450 | / |
| Mkwaso | 83 | 341 | / |
| Mkwasi | 83 | 263 | / |
| Mkwesa | 83 | 6 | / |
| Mkwaza | 83 | 2 | / |
| Mkwase | 83 | 2 | / |
| Mqwasa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mkwashi | 77 | 117 | / |
| Mkwacha | 77 | 27 | / |
| Mgwassa | 77 | 17 | / |
| Mkwaazi | 77 | 3 | / |
| Mqwatsa | 77 | 1 | / |
| M'Kwashi | 71 | 33 | / |
| Mkwahazi | 71 | 4 | / |
| Mncwasha | 71 | 2 | / |
| Mngwasha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mkwatcha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mgwassah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mkweza | 67 | 2,896 | / |
| Mgwesa | 67 | 459 | / |
| Mkweso | 67 | 376 | / |
| Mgwasi | 67 | 198 | / |
| Mgwaza | 67 | 96 | / |
| Mqwasi | 67 | 31 | / |
| Mgbasa | 67 | 28 | / |
| Mqwaso | 67 | 7 | / |
| Mqwaza | 67 | 5 | / |
| Mcwase | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mgwaca | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mgwaso | 67 | 1 | / |
| McKwashie | 67 | 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 Mkwasa
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