Mwakiposa Surname
Approximately 793 people bear this surname
Mwakiposa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 753 | 1:70,308 | 7,384 |
| Zambia | 28 | 1:566,069 | 23,715 |
| Zimbabwe | 12 | 1:1,286,520 | 73,455 |
Mwakiposa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mwakiposa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mwakiposa is more frequently found in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mwakiposa? popularity and diffusion
The surname Mwakiposa is the 433,610th most widespread surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 9,189,844 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwakiposa are found; 95 percent are found in East Africa and 95 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
This surname is most frequently occurring in Tanzania, where it is borne by 753 people, or 1 in 70,308. In Tanzania Mwakiposa is most prevalent in: Mbeya Region, where 68 percent are found, Morogoro Region, where 12 percent are found and Dar es Salaam Region, where 9 percent are found. Other than Tanzania it occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Zambia, where 4 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mwakiposah | 95 | 1 | / |
| Mwakipasa | 89 | 4 | / |
| Mwakipesa | 89 | 1 | / |
| Makposa | 88 | 4 | / |
| Makipos | 88 | 1 | / |
| Mwakibosya | 84 | 1 | / |
| Makuposa | 82 | 21 | / |
| Makipasa | 82 | 1 | / |
| Mwakapesa | 78 | 836 | / |
| Mwakibasa | 78 | 391 | / |
| Mwakapasa | 78 | 274 | / |
| Mwakapusa | 78 | 2 | / |
| Mwakipesi | 78 | 1 | / |
| Mwakabisa | 78 | 1 | / |
| Mwakibisa | 78 | 1 | / |
| Makpasa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mwakapusya | 74 | 330 | / |
| Mwakapasya | 74 | 1 | / |
| Mwakapuswa | 74 | 1 | / |
| Makposse | 71 | 17 | / |
| Magposao | 71 | 12 | / |
| Makapasa | 71 | 3 | / |
| Makapusa | 71 | 2 | / |
| Makps | 71 | 1 | / |
| Makubisa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Makapisa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Makpohse | 71 | 1 | / |
| Makebisa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Maquipos | 71 | 1 | / |
| Makapesa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mwakibasi | 67 | 478 | / |
| Mwakapiso | 67 | 167 | / |
| Mokoposwa | 67 | 48 | / |
| Mwakopiso | 67 | 21 | / |
| Makipaaso | 67 | 2 | / |
| Makaps | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwakibusi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mkupsa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Makbis | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mkposu | 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 Mwakiposa
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