Mwasa Surname

108,779th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,278 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Uganda

Mwasa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mwasa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo1,8611:39,6994,899
Tanzania1,2061:43,8994,992
Uganda1,0921:35,7504,674
Zambia681:233,08714,396
Israel201:427,88233,464
Kenya191:2,430,52136,895
England41:13,929,515290,718
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Mwasa (347) may also be a first name.

Mwasa Last Name Facts

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

Mwasa occurs in The DR Congo more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Mwasa.

How Common Is The Last Name Mwasa? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 108,779th most frequently used last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 1,703,494 people. The last name Mwasa is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Mwasa reside; 54 percent reside in East Africa and 46 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 468,121st most commonly occurring first name on earth. It is borne by 347 people.

This last name is most commonly held in The DR Congo, where it is held by 1,861 people, or 1 in 39,699. Aside from The DR Congo Mwasa exists in 13 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 28 percent live and Uganda, where 26 percent live.

Mwasa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mwasha918,177/
Mwassa91348/
Mwasia9136/
Mwasaa9125/
Mwaisa9122/
Mwaasa9120/
Mwausa914/
Mwasai914/
Mwasad911/
Mwasea911/
Mwasoa911/
Mhwasa911/
Mwasau911/
Mwasaha83701/
Mwaisha83264/
Mwahasa834/
Mwasaya831/
Mwassai831/
Mwautsa831/
Mwaisga831/
Mwasioa831/
Mwassah831/
Mwashas831/
Mwatsau831/
Mhwasha831/
Mwase8025,948/
Mwasi8013,392/
Mbasa808,925/
Muasa806,654/
Mwesa803,449/
Mwaza80837/
Mwaso80764/
Mwosa8045/
Mwasy8015/
Mvasa801/
Mwashaha774/
Mwashuha771/
Mwatsaha771/
Mwacha737,834/
Mbasha735,870/
Mbassa735,059/
Mwashi733,663/
Mbaisa731,495/
Mwazha73497/
Mwasho73462/
Mbaasa73240/
Muasha73179/
Mwessa73149/
Muasau73130/
Mwazaz73103/
Mwauza7385/
Mwasio7376/
Mwazia7374/
Mwaaze7374/
Mwaise7367/
Mwashe7344/
Muassa7340/
Mwasso7336/
Mwadja7334/
Mwajja7333/
Mwaase7328/
Mwassi7323/
Mvasia7322/
Mwazoa7319/
Mwasse7313/
Mwaaza7311/
Mwasie7310/
Mwoisa739/
Mwajah738/
Mweesa738/
Mwuase736/
Mwasee736/
Mhwaso734/
Muasia734/
Mwausi734/
Mwassy733/
Mwaija733/
Mvassa733/
Mwaisi733/
Muasai732/
Mbasaa732/
Mbahsa731/
Mhwaza731/
Muasaa731/
Mwaiso731/
Mwajaa731/
Mwazza731/
Mbhasa731/
Mbeasa731/
Muaasa731/
Mmwesa731/
Mwaasi731/
Mwajas731/
Mwaace731/
Mwaseh731/
Mwasoi731/
Mwasui731/
Mwauja731/
Mwazja731/
Muaysa731/
Mhwasi731/
Mwachai67444/
Mwashee67217/
Mmbasha6793/
M'Bassa6759/
Mwachisowa6758/
Mwaushi6731/
Mvatsha6722/
Mbassah6712/
Mbashaa6711/
Mwaizai679/
Mbaisha676/
Mwaisho676/
Mbaissa676/
Mwaacha674/
M'Baisa674/
Mbhasha672/
Mbassai672/
Mbassay672/
Mhbasha671/
Muasaat671/
Mwachea671/
Mwahaso671/
Mwessah671/
Muatsha671/
Mbaisah671/
Mbasa'a671/
Muhaasa671/
Mwaasse671/
Mwashii671/
Mwasith671/
Mwatsop671/
Mbazsha671/
Mwashoi671/
Mvhasha671/
Mvasaha671/

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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 Mwasa
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