Mwameso Surname

1,453,389th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 147 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Mwameso Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mwameso Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1471:314,14919,561

Mwameso (84) may also be a first name.

Mwameso Last Name Facts

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

Mwameso is found in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mwameso? popularity and diffusion

Mwameso is the 1,453,389th most frequently occurring family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 49,575,142 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwameso live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 99 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,046,220th most commonly held first name throughout the world, held by 84 people.

This last name is most widespread in Kenya, where it is carried by 147 people, or 1 in 314,149. In Kenya Mwameso is mostly concentrated in: Taita Taveta County, where 93 percent reside, Kilifi County, where 3 percent reside and Mombasa County, where 3 percent reside.

Mwameso Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Mwameso surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mwamaso861,190/
Mvameso861/
Mwamasso8011/
Mwamesia801/
Mwamisa717/
Mwameja716/
Mwamoza711/
Mwamasa711/
Mwemesa711/
Mwamasha674/
Mwamisha671/
Mwamaisha631/
Muhammedsa592/
Mwamaza571/
Mvamisa571/
Muameza571/
Muamisah538/
Muhamizo533/
Muhameza531/
Muhammedshaa531/

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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 Mwameso
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