Mwasala Surname

1,148,257th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 209 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mwasala Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mwasala Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1401:378,15427,501
Kenya691:669,27429,584

Mwasala Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mwasala occurs in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mwasala? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mwasala is the 1,148,257th most prevalent surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 34,868,641 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwasala reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 100 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

Mwasala is most frequently held in Tanzania, where it is held by 140 people, or 1 in 378,154. In Tanzania it is most numerous in: Mbeya Region, where 82 percent are found, Iringa Region, where 6 percent are found and Songwe Region, where 6 percent are found. Outside of Tanzania this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in Kenya, where 33 percent are found.

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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 Mwasala
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