Mwasawa Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Mwasawa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 3 | 1:15,393,300 | 77,493 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
Mwasawa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mwasawa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mwasawa is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mwasawa? popularity and diffusion
The surname Mwasawa is the 8,968,613th most prevalent surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwasawa are found; 75 percent are found in East Africa and 75 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
The last name Mwasawa is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 15,393,300. In Kenya Mwasawa is most prevalent in: Kilifi County, where 33 percent live, Kwale County, where 33 percent live and Taita Taveta County, where 33 percent live. Not including Kenya this surname exists in one country. It is also common in Malawi, where 25 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mwasawau | 93 | 1 | / |
| Mwashawa | 93 | 1 | / |
| Mwaisawa | 93 | 1 | / |
| Mwasawi | 86 | 184 | / |
| Mwasawe | 86 | 8 | / |
| Mwasaba | 86 | 3 | / |
| Mwaisowa | 80 | 10 | / |
| Mwajahwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mwatsava | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mbassawa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mwashowa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mwasabi | 71 | 105 | / |
| Mbasawe | 71 | 27 | / |
| Mwasave | 71 | 8 | / |
| Mwajowa | 71 | 5 | / |
| Mwaseva | 71 | 5 | / |
| Mwasabo | 71 | 2 | / |
| Mwasavi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mwazowa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mwazaba | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mbasaba | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mwaisoba | 67 | 216 | / |
| Mwashowe | 67 | 77 | / |
| Mwaisabe | 67 | 5 | / |
| Mwachowa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mbaysaba | 67 | 4 | / |
| Muassava | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbashaba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwaisabi | 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 Mwasawa
- 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