Muasia Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Muasia Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Muasia Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Muasia Last Name Facts

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

The last name Muasia occurs more in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Muasia? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 8,968,613th most frequently occurring last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 75 percent of Muasia live; 75 percent live in East Africa and 75 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

This last name is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 15,393,300. In Kenya it is mostly concentrated in: Kitui County, where 33 percent live, Machakos County, where 33 percent live and Makueni County, where 33 percent live. Other than Kenya this surname exists in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 25 percent live.

Muasia Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Muasia has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Muasia last name fell 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Muasa916,654/
Muatshia861/
Muasya8314,008/
Muasha83179/
Muasau83130/
Muassa8340/
Mwasia8336/
Mbasia8335/
Mvasia8322/
Muasai832/
Muaysa831/
Muaasa831/
Muasaa831/
Mwashia7721/
Mbashia7713/
Mwatsia7710/
Mwasiha774/
Mbassia773/
Muachia772/
Mwasioa771/
Muhaasa771/
Muatsha771/
Muasaat771/
Mbasa738,925/
Mwasa734,278/
Muaza73860/
Muaso7356/
Mvasa731/
Muaxa731/
Muhaizaa716/
Mboussia712/
Muatsaph711/
Muhassei711/
Muhashad711/
Muhaizea711/
Muhaicha711/
Mwasha678,177/
Mbasha675,870/
Mbassa675,059/
Mwasya672,589/
Mbaisa671,495/
Mwassa67348/
Mbaasa67240/
Mbaiza67125/
Mwasio6776/
Mbasya6769/
Muacha6736/
Mwasaa6725/
Mwaisa6722/
Muazza6721/
Mwaasa6720/
Mvacia6715/
Muhashash679/
Muaaza677/
Muazau675/
Mbasio674/
Mwasai674/
Mvassa673/
Mbasaa672/
Muasey671/
Mhwasa671/
Mwasoi671/
Mwasoa671/
Mwasea671/
Mbahsa671/
Mbosia671/
Muaaso671/
Mwasad671/
Mouhassay671/
Mouhaicha671/
Muasso671/
Muasoh671/
Mbeasa671/
Mwasau671/
Mbhasa671/

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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 Muasia
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