Mwakyosi Surname
Approximately 485 people bear this surname
Mwakyosi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 484 | 1:109,383 | 10,576 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
Mwakyosi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mwakyosi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mwakyosi is more commonly found in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mwakyosi? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 630,290th most frequently used surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 15,025,868 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwakyosi are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 100 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
The surname is most frequently held in Tanzania, where it is held by 484 people, or 1 in 109,383. In Tanzania Mwakyosi is most frequent in: Mbeya Region, where 85 percent reside, Iringa Region, where 11 percent reside and Dodoma Region, where 2 percent reside. Besides Tanzania this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in Malawi, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mwakyosa | 88 | 5 | / |
| Mwakyose | 88 | 4 | / |
| Mwakyosy | 88 | 2 | / |
| Mwakesi | 80 | 506 | / |
| Mwakisi | 80 | 102 | / |
| Mwakyagi | 75 | 309 | / |
| Mwakishi | 75 | 41 | / |
| Mwakyasa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mwakiashi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mwakese | 67 | 96 | / |
| Mwakizi | 67 | 6 | / |
| Mwakisa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mwakise | 67 | 3 | / |
| Mwokesi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mbakesi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mwakesa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwakisha | 63 | 1,490 | / |
| Mwachisi | 63 | 119 | / |
| Mwakyage | 63 | 69 | / |
| Muakishi | 63 | 21 | / |
| Mwakizei | 63 | 6 | / |
| Mwokitsi | 63 | 4 | / |
| Mbeakesi | 63 | 3 | / |
| Mbakyazi | 63 | 1 | / |
| Mwakichui | 59 | 61 | / |
| Mwakijazi | 59 | 10 | / |
| Mbhakishi | 59 | 2 | / |
| Mbakyaazi | 59 | 1 | / |
| Muakese | 53 | 109 | / |
| Muakesa | 53 | 21 | / |
| Mbakizi | 53 | 21 | / |
| Muakisa | 53 | 1 | / |
| Mwachise | 50 | 68 | / |
| Mwachese | 50 | 4 | / |
| Mbaikize | 50 | 2 | / |
| Mbaikese | 50 | 1 | / |
| Mbaakese | 50 | 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
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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 Mwakyosi
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