Mwasame Surname
Approximately 2,243 people bear this surname
Mwasame Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 1,354 | 1:34,106 | 3,705 |
| Uganda | 889 | 1:43,914 | 5,503 |
Mwasame (255) may also be a first name.
Mwasame Demographics
Mwasame Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Mwasame Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mwasame Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mwasame is more commonly found in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mwasame? popularity and diffusion
The last name Mwasame is the 188,491st most commonly occurring last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 3,249,017 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwasame reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 66 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Mwasame is also the 557,860th most commonly used forename globally, held by 255 people.
This last name is most widely held in Kenya, where it is borne by 1,354 people, or 1 in 34,106. In Kenya it is most common in: Bungoma County, where 58 percent live, Trans Nzoia County, where 29 percent live and Kakamega County, where 13 percent live. Other than Kenya this last name exists in one country. It also occurs in Uganda, where 40 percent live.
Mwasame Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mwaisame | 93 | 216 | / |
| Mwashame | 93 | 12 | / |
| Mwassame | 93 | 1 | / |
| Mwashameh | 88 | 1 | / |
| Mwasama | 86 | 272 | / |
| Mwazame | 86 | 120 | / |
| Mwasham | 86 | 5 | / |
| Mwasami | 86 | 4 | / |
| Mwasome | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mwaseme | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mwashama | 80 | 16 | / |
| Mwaisama | 80 | 4 | / |
| Mwashami | 80 | 4 | / |
| Muashame | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mwachame | 80 | 1 | / |
| Muasam | 77 | 4 | / |
| Mbasam | 77 | 1 | / |
| Muasama | 71 | 335 | / |
| Mwasomi | 71 | 164 | / |
| Mwazama | 71 | 9 | / |
| Mwaisom | 71 | 4 | / |
| Muassam | 71 | 3 | / |
| Mvazame | 71 | 3 | / |
| Mbassam | 71 | 1 | / |
| Muhasammed | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mwacham | 71 | 1 | / |
| Muazame | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mbazame | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mwazome | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mwachome | 67 | 237 | / |
| Mwashoma | 67 | 107 | / |
| Muashama | 67 | 4 | / |
| Muhasiam | 67 | 1 | / |
| Muashami | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbashami | 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 Mwasame
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis