Mwase Surname

21,018th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 25,948 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Mwase Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mwase Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi17,3311:98881
Uganda5,5121:7,0831,239
Zambia1,2581:12,5991,443
Zimbabwe6831:22,6043,404
Tanzania4111:128,81212,091
South Africa3551:152,61317,281
DR Congo1981:373,12932,235
Nigeria1011:1,753,88963,997
United States521:6,970,364322,914
England151:3,714,537119,675
Kenya131:3,552,30039,474
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250

Mwase (903) may also be a first name.

Mwase Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mwase is found in Malawi more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Mwase click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mwase? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 21,018th most commonly held family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 280,852 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwase are found; 76 percent are found in Southern Africa and 76 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 270,077th most frequently occurring given name on earth, held by 903 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Malawi, where it is borne by 17,331 people, or 1 in 988. Apart from Malawi Mwase exists in 23 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 21 percent live and Zambia, where 5 percent live.

Mwase Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Mwase last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% registered with the political party.

The amount Mwase earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 42.08% more than the national average, earning R 337,644 per year and in United States they earn 2.34% less than the national average, earning $42,140 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mwaise9167/
Mwashe9144/
Mwaase9128/
Mwasse9113/
Mwasie9110/
Mwuase916/
Mwasee916/
Mwaese911/
Mwasea911/
Mwaseh911/
Mwas89134/
Mwashee83217/
Mwaasse831/
Mwayese831/
Mwasi8013,392/
Mwasa804,278/
Mbase801,039/
Mwise80922/
Mwaze80752/
Mwese80642/
Mwose80224/
Mwaje80187/
Mwash80136/
Muase8060/
Mwage8050/
Mwass8017/
Mwasy8015/
Mwace802/
Mways802/
Mwais801/
Mwasha738,177/
Mwashi733,663/
Mbashe73926/
Mwuese73559/
Mwassa73348/
Mweshe73297/
Mwache73291/
Mbasse73109/
Mwaaze7374/
Mwesse7347/
Hmwais7331/
Mwazie7329/
Mwasaa7325/
Mwassi7323/
Muashe7323/
Mwaisa7322/
Mwaasa7320/
Muaser7313/
Mwajei738/
Mwaeze738/
Mwoshe737/
Mwarze737/
Mwauje737/
Mbaase735/
Mwuise735/
Mwausa734/
Mwausi734/
Mwasai734/
Mwassy733/
Mbaise733/
Mwaisi733/
Mwagie732/
Mweise732/
Mbasey731/
Mwishe731/
Mbasie731/
Mbause731/
Muasse731/
Mwaasi731/
Mwaije731/
Mwaize731/
Mvasse731/
Mwaace731/
Mwisse731/
Mwasoa731/
Mwasoi731/
Mwasui731/
Mwaush731/
Mwazeu731/
Mwesea731/
Mwesie731/
Mwaahs731/
Mbease731/
Mhwasa731/
Mhwash731/
Muasey731/
Mhwasi731/
Mwaishehe711/
Muas672,526/
Mwaz67394/
Mbayase67379/
Mwaisha67264/
Mbas67239/
Mwishee67171/
Mwajasi67112/
Mbayise6799/
Muasher6793/
M'Basse6773/
Mbhashe6762/
Mwaushi6731/
Mwajisa6727/
Mwax677/
Mbiyase676/
Mbuyase675/
Mwayisi674/
Mwahasa674/
Mbassey674/
Mwayesi674/
Mwos674/
Muhasep673/
Mbaishe673/
Mwauche672/
Mwayisa672/
Muazser671/
Mwachea671/
Mwaeshi671/
Mwasaya671/
Mwassai671/
Mbaashe671/
Mbeyase671/
Mbaisse671/
Mbassei671/
Muasheh671/
Muashie671/
Muasses671/
Muhashe671/
Mwajusi671/
Mvas671/
Mwashii671/
Mwasioa671/
Mwasith671/
Mwayasa671/
Mwayosa671/
Mweisge671/
Mhwasha671/
Mwashoi671/
Mvayise671/
Mvejase671/
Mwacher671/
Muadsee671/
Mwazeeh671/

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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 Mwase
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