Mwamaso Surname

315,325th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,190 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mwamaso Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mwamaso Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1,1881:44,5645,049
England11:55,718,059489,080
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Mwamaso Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mwamaso has its highest incidence in Tanzania. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mwamaso? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mwamaso is the 315,325th most widespread surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 6,123,988 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwamaso are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 100 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

The surname Mwamaso is most commonly held in Tanzania, where it is carried by 1,188 people, or 1 in 44,564. In Tanzania it is most common in: Mbeya Region, where 73 percent are found, Dar es Salaam Region, where 17 percent are found and Pwani Region, where 7 percent are found. Aside from Tanzania this surname exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in England, where 0 percent are found and South Africa, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mwamasso9311/
Mwamatso935/
Mwameso86147/
Mbamaso864/
Mwamasa861/
Mwamasha804/
Mwamaisha751/
Mbammasso751/
Mbamasa712/
Mwamaza711/
Mwamoza711/
Mvameso711/
Mwamozia6734/
Mbamassa672/
Mwamacha671/
Muhamadsa631/
Mboumassou591/
Muameza571/
Mouhoumassou531/
Muhameza531/

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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 Mwamaso
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