Mukwasi Surname

287,894th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,333 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Mukwasi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mukwasi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe9841:15,6892,234
DR Congo2461:300,32327,390
Uganda471:830,62338,869
Zambia251:633,99725,256
Cameroon131:1,597,62187,539
South Africa101:5,417,770150,016
England31:18,572,686338,250
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Iceland11:380,09011,096

Mukwasi (19) may also be a first name.

Mukwasi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mukwasi occurs more in Zimbabwe more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mukwasi? popularity and diffusion

The surname Mukwasi is the 287,894th most frequently used family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 5,467,026 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Mukwasi live; 76 percent live in Southern Africa and 76 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,523,061st most numerous first name in the world, held by 19 people.

The surname Mukwasi is most commonly held in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 984 people, or 1 in 15,689. In Zimbabwe it is most numerous in: Manicaland Province, where 31 percent live, Harare Province, where 22 percent live and Masvingo Province, where 11 percent live. Excluding Zimbabwe Mukwasi is found in 9 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 18 percent live and Uganda, where 4 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mukwashi931,529/
Mukwatsi9310/
Mukwatshi8821/
Mukwasa863,078/
Mukwazi86171/
Mukwase86110/
Mugwasi864/
Mokwasi863/
Mukwesi863/
Mukwazhi80326/
Mukwasha80172/
Mokgwasi8097/
Mukweshi8081/
Mukwasay8055/
Mukwashe8037/
Mukwatse8032/
Munkwase8028/
Mugwashi8024/
Mokwaisi8017/
Mukwadzi803/
Mukuashi802/
Mikwashi801/
Mukwaizi801/
Mukwaase801/
Mukwasoha7512/
Moukwassa751/
Mungwasai751/
Mogwasi711,725/
Mugwazi71301/
Mukwese7198/
Mukwezi7172/
Mukuasa7139/
Mikuasi7119/
Mugwaji7114/
Mukwaza7110/
Mukwaze718/
Mugwagi715/
Migwasi715/
Mokuasi714/
Mokwase712/
Muqwazi712/
Mokwasa711/
Mugwasa711/
Mukuaji711/
Mucwesi711/
Mucwazi711/
Mokwazi711/
Mukwazhe67386/
Mokgwasa67209/
Mukweshe6756/
Mukwezei6723/
Mukuasha6721/
Mokwaise6717/
Mokgwase6716/
Mukwazha676/
Moghwasi674/
Mogwashi673/
Mukwezhi672/
Mugweshi672/
Mokwaisa671/
Mukwache671/
Mukweigi671/
Mukwoshe671/
Mugwasha671/
Mugwadzi671/
Mogwasie671/
Mukwhazy671/
Mogwaasi671/

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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
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  • 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 Mukwasi
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