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 more in The DR Congo more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Mwasa.

How Common Is The Last Name Mwasa? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 108,779th most commonly held surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 1,703,494 people. The last name Mwasa occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Mwasa are found; 54 percent are found in East Africa and 46 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 468,121st most common given name on earth. It is borne by 347 people.

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

Mwasa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Mwasa 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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  • 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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