Mwas Surname
Approximately 134 people bear this surname
Mwas Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 94 | 1:491,276 | 25,271 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| Pakistan | 9 | 1:19,849,321 | 72,658 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| South Sudan | 1 | 1:11,415,076 | 3,182 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Mwas (84) may also be a first name.
Mwas Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mwas Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mwas is more frequently found in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mwas? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,544,715th most numerous surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 54,384,671 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 18 percent of Mwas reside; 16 percent reside in Central Africa and 16 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Mwas is also the 1,046,220th most frequent given name throughout the world, held by 84 people.
The surname is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is carried by 94 people, or 1 in 491,276. Outside of Kenya Mwas is found in 8 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 16 percent live and Pakistan, where 7 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mwase | 89 | 25,948 | / |
| Mwash | 89 | 136 | / |
| Mwass | 89 | 17 | / |
| Mways | 89 | 2 | / |
| Mwais | 89 | 1 | / |
| Mwaise | 80 | 67 | / |
| Mwashe | 80 | 44 | / |
| Hmwais | 80 | 31 | / |
| Mwaase | 80 | 28 | / |
| Mwasse | 80 | 13 | / |
| Mwuase | 80 | 6 | / |
| Mhwash | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mwaahs | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mwaush | 80 | 1 | / |
| Muas | 75 | 2,526 | / |
| Mwaz | 75 | 394 | / |
| Mbas | 75 | 239 | / |
| Mwaj | 75 | 51 | / |
| Mwax | 75 | 7 | / |
| Mwos | 75 | 4 | / |
| Mwac | 75 | 3 | / |
| Mvas | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mwaasse | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mwose | 67 | 224 | / |
| Mbaus | 67 | 96 | / |
| Muase | 67 | 60 | / |
| Muash | 67 | 20 | / |
| Mbass | 67 | 16 | / |
| Mwaisowa | 67 | 10 | / |
| Mwaxh | 67 | 5 | / |
| Mbais | 67 | 5 | / |
| Mbaas | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mwach | 67 | 3 | / |
| Mbhas | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mbash | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mwace | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mweis | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mbahs | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mwarz | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mwosh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwatz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwaaz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwaxz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Muats | 67 | 1 | / |
| Muass | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwashowa | 67 | 1 | / |
| M'Bas | 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 Mwas
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