Mwasapa Surname

758,524th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 377 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Mwasapa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mwasapa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia2331:68,0255,991
DR Congo1441:513,05340,658

Mwasapa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mwasapa occurs more in Zambia more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mwasapa? popularity and diffusion

The surname Mwasapa is the 758,524th most frequently occurring surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 19,330,361 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwasapa live; 62 percent live in Southern Africa and 62 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

It is most frequently occurring in Zambia, where it is carried by 233 people, or 1 in 68,025. In Zambia it is mostly found in: North-Western Province, where 84 percent live, Lusaka Province, where 8 percent live and Copperbelt Province, where 7 percent live. Without taking into account Zambia this surname is found in one country. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 38 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mwasaphai881/
Mwasapi86303/
Mwasapo861/
Mwasape861/
Mbasappa803/
Muatsapha751/
Mwasopo7191/
Mwazapo714/
Mbasapo714/
Mwasopi711/
Mwazepa711/
Mwachopa6722/
Mwaisope672/
Mwachapo671/
Mwachapuo631/
Mbasopi5738/
Mwazepo5734/
Muasepha5327/
Mwachophy501/
Mbhasophi501/

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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 Mwasapa
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