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

The surname Mwameso is carried by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Mwameso.

How Common Is The Last Name Mwameso? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,453,389th most numerous last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 49,575,142 people. The surname Mwameso is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwameso are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 99 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,046,220th most frequently used first name worldwide, borne by 84 people.

The surname Mwameso is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is carried by 147 people, or 1 in 314,149. In Kenya it is most numerous 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 carrying the surname is primarily 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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