Mwakasege Surname

73,073rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,743 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mwakasege Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mwakasege Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania6,7391:7,8561,028
England11:55,718,059489,080
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Mwakasege Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mwakasege is carried by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Mwakasege.

How Common Is The Last Name Mwakasege? popularity and diffusion

It is the 73,073rd most frequently held last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 1,080,757 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwakasege live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

The last name Mwakasege is most commonly held in Tanzania, where it is held by 6,739 people, or 1 in 7,856. In Tanzania it is primarily concentrated in: Mbeya Region, where 49 percent live, Songwe Region, where 11 percent live and Dar es Salaam Region, where 10 percent live. Apart from Tanzania it occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in England, where 0 percent live and Kenya, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mwakaseghe95170/
Mwakisege89121/
Mwakasese896/
Mwikasyege841/
Mwakaijege841/
Makasige8211/
Mwakazige781/
Mwakasisi6724/
Maxage671/
Mac Seige670/
Maxhage636/
Maksagi631/
Mokasgi631/
Maigasgi591/
Mucksige590/
Mukasaigi561/
Maxagi531/
Mukasayigi531/
Maxoge531/
Magazgi501/

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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 Mwakasege
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