Mwasega Surname
Approximately 95 people bear this surname
Mwasega Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 88 | 1:524,772 | 26,127 |
| Nigeria | 6 | 1:29,523,793 | 355,097 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Mwasega (18) may also be a first name.
Mwasega Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mwasega Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mwasega is held by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mwasega? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,907,068th most common family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 76,711,010 people. The surname Mwasega is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwasega reside; 94 percent reside in East Africa and 94 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,608,198th most commonly occurring first name throughout the world, borne by 18 people.
Mwasega is most numerous in Kenya, where it is carried by 88 people, or 1 in 524,772. In Kenya it is primarily found in: Kilifi County, where 100 percent live. Barring Kenya it exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 6 percent live and Tanzania, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mwashega | 93 | 2 | / |
| Mwausegha | 88 | 1,752 | / |
| Mwashegha | 88 | 87 | / |
| Mwasaga | 86 | 2,176 | / |
| Mwasege | 86 | 557 | / |
| Mwaijega | 80 | 513 | / |
| Mwashoga | 80 | 433 | / |
| Mwachega | 80 | 120 | / |
| Mwashiga | 80 | 105 | / |
| Mwasagha | 80 | 56 | / |
| Mwaisiga | 80 | 39 | / |
| Mwuesega | 80 | 8 | / |
| Mwaisaga | 80 | 4 | / |
| Mwashaga | 80 | 2 | / |
| Mwasigha | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mwaiseghe | 75 | 195 | / |
| Mwashagha | 75 | 10 | / |
| Mwesiga | 71 | 5,032 | / |
| Mweziga | 71 | 16 | / |
| Mbasege | 71 | 12 | / |
| Mwasige | 71 | 4 | / |
| Mwasago | 71 | 3 | / |
| Mwajego | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mwasigi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mwashighad | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mbasiga | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mwasyoge | 67 | 674 | / |
| Mbassiga | 67 | 61 | / |
| Mwasighe | 67 | 55 | / |
| Mbaseege | 67 | 15 | / |
| Mmwesiga | 67 | 3 | / |
| Mwesigah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mweisiga | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwasigye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwaisige | 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 Mwasega
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