Mwasapi Surname

887,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 303 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mwasapi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

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Mwasapi Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania2951:179,46315,628
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Zambia31:5,283,30743,479
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Mwasapi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mwasapi occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Mwasapi.

How Common Is The Last Name Mwasapi? popularity and diffusion

Mwasapi is the 887,624th most commonly occurring last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 24,051,307 people. The surname Mwasapi is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwasapi reside; 97 percent reside in East Africa and 97 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Tanzania, where it is held by 295 people, or 1 in 179,463. In Tanzania it is most numerous in: Mbeya Region, where 52 percent live, Arusha Region, where 44 percent live and Morogoro Region, where 1 percent live. Apart from Tanzania this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Malawi, where 1 percent live and Zambia, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mwasaphai881/
Mwasapa86377/
Mwasape861/
Mwasepi861/
Mwasopi861/
Mwaisepi8017/
Mbasopi7138/
Mwasepe712/
Mwaisope672/
Mbhasophi631/
Mwachophy501/
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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 Mwasapi
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