Muasa Surname

73,945th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,654 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Muasa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Muasa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya4,3031:10,7321,360
Nigeria1,2211:145,0809,240
DR Congo9921:74,4758,688
Indonesia731:1,811,633116,472
Papua New Guinea311:263,02335,917
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Uganda51:7,807,856134,263
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
England21:27,859,030389,889
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
France11:66,422,722504,397
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077

Muasa (2,159) may also be a first name.

Muasa Last Name Facts

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

Muasa is held by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Muasa? popularity and diffusion

The last name Muasa is the 73,945th most commonly used last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 1,095,213 people. The surname Muasa occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Muasa reside; 65 percent reside in East Africa and 63 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 161,432nd most frequent first name at a global level, held by 2,159 people.

It is most common in Kenya, where it is held by 4,303 people, or 1 in 10,732. In Kenya it is most numerous in: Machakos County, where 58 percent live, Makueni County, where 14 percent live and Nairobi County, where 11 percent live. Apart from Kenya this last name is found in 24 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 18 percent live and The DR Congo, where 15 percent live.

Muasa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya and Muslim (100%) in Nigeria.

Muasa earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 17.94% less than the national average, earning $35,406 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Muasha91179/
Muasau91130/
Muassa9140/
Muasia914/
Muasai912/
Muasaa911/
Muaasa911/
Muaysa911/
Muasaat831/
Muatsha831/
Muhaasa831/
Mbasa808,925/
Mwasa804,278/
Muasi801,891/
Muaza80860/
Muaja80697/
Muosa80305/
Muase8060/
Muaso8056/
Muasy804/
Muaxa801/
Mvasa801/
Muhashad771/
Muatsaph771/
Mwasha738,177/
Mbasha735,870/
Mbassa735,059/
Mbaisa731,495/
Muashi73661/
Mwassa73348/
Mbaasa73240/
Muasih73154/
Muasip73109/
Muatsi73108/
Muasis7347/
Muossa7342/
Mwasia7336/
Muacha7336/
Muazaz7333/
Muassi7328/
Mwasaa7325/
Muashe7323/
Mwaisa7322/
Mvasia7322/
Muajah7321/
Muazza7321/
Mwaasa7320/
Muaser7313/
Muaaza737/
Mwuase736/
Muazau735/
Muadsi735/
Mwausa734/
Mwasai734/
Mvassa733/
Muasit733/
Muosat732/
Mbasaa732/
Mbahsa731/
Muaaso731/
Mbhasa731/
Mbeasa731/
Muasoh731/
Muasse731/
Muasso731/
Muadja731/
Mwasad731/
Mwasea731/
Mwasoa731/
Mhwasa731/
Muasey731/
Mwasau731/
Muaaze731/
Muhashash719/
Mouhassay711/
Mboussa6712,130/
Mwasaha67701/
Mwaisha67264/
Muatshi67145/
Muasher6793/
Mmbasha6793/
M'Bassa6759/
Muhajat6746/
Muhacha6728/
Mvoussa6727/
Muadjad6724/
Muhajah6723/
Muatcha6722/
Mvatsha6722/
Mbassah6712/
Mbashaa6711/
Muadjah676/
Mbaisha676/
Mbaissa676/
Muhazaa676/
Muhajad675/
Muhajas674/
Mwahasa674/
M'Baisa674/
Muhasep673/
Mbhasha672/
Mbassai672/
Mbassay672/
Mhbasha671/
Muazser671/
Mwasaya671/
Mwassai671/
Mwautsa671/
Muhagia671/
Muhazau671/
Muhazat671/
Mbaisah671/
Mbasa'a671/
Muasheh671/
Muashie671/
Muashot671/
Muasses671/
Muhashe671/
Mwaisga671/
Mwasioa671/
Mwassah671/
Mwashas671/
Mwatsau671/
Muhasso671/
Mbazsha671/
Mhwasha671/
Muazzau671/
Mvhasha671/
Muhazah671/
Muadsee671/
Muaycha671/
Mvasaha671/
Muhassy670/
Muachos670/

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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 Muasa
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