Mwaseka Surname

1,527,735th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 136 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Mwaseka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mwaseka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe1101:140,34818,198
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
France11:66,422,722504,397

Mwaseka Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mwaseka occurs in Zimbabwe more than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mwaseka? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,527,735th most widely held family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 53,584,896 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Mwaseka live; 81 percent live in Southern Africa and 81 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The surname Mwaseka is most numerous in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 110 people, or 1 in 140,348. In Zimbabwe it is most numerous in: Manicaland Province, where 75 percent reside, Harare Province, where 15 percent reside and Masvingo Province, where 8 percent reside. Outside of Zimbabwe Mwaseka exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 15 percent reside and Tanzania, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mwasheka9360/
Mwatseka938/
Mwasaka863,485/
Mweseka86742/
Mwajeka86495/
Mwasika86338/
Mwaseke86133/
Mwasoka86106/
Mwazeka8696/
Mwageka861/
Mwaseko861/
Mwaisaka804,571/
Mwacheka80125/
Mwaiseke8067/
Mwashika8034/
Mwaisika8010/
Mwashaka805/
Mwaesika804/
Mwashoka802/
Mwasheko801/
Mwazheka801/
Mwasheke801/
Mwatsikai751/
Mwazoka71261/
Mwasoko71181/
Mwazaka71116/
Mbazeka71103/
Mueseka7175/
Muasoka7134/
Mwazika717/
Mwesaka716/
Mwasike716/
Mwesika714/
Mboseka711/
Muasaka711/
Mbasika711/
Muaseke711/
Mwasiki711/
Mwasako711/
Muasika711/
Mwazaika6718/
Mwasyoke6714/
Mwadzika6710/
Mwacheke679/
Mwashako678/
Mbassika673/
Mwashiko671/
Mwashike671/
Mwazakka671/
Mwasiche671/
Muashika671/
Muasakah671/
Mbaiseki671/
Mbosheka671/
Mwatsike671/

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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 Mwaseka
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis