Mwasema Surname
Approximately 240 people bear this surname
Mwasema Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 236 | 1:195,678 | 14,391 |
| Tanzania | 3 | 1:17,647,204 | 107,932 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Mwasema Demographics
Mwasema Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Mwasema Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mwasema Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mwasema is held by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mwasema? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,044,719th most common family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 30,364,775 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwasema live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
The surname Mwasema is most common in Kenya, where it is borne by 236 people, or 1 in 195,678. In Kenya it is most frequent in: Kwale County, where 100 percent reside and Mombasa County, where 0 percent reside. Apart from Kenya this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 1 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 0 percent reside.
Mwasema Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Mwasema surname is predominantly Muslim (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mwasama | 86 | 272 | / |
| Mwasima | 86 | 106 | / |
| Mwazema | 86 | 75 | / |
| Muasema | 86 | 4 | / |
| Mwajema | 86 | 4 | / |
| Mwasemo | 86 | 2 | / |
| Mwaseme | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mbasema | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mwashoma | 80 | 107 | / |
| Mwachema | 80 | 70 | / |
| Mbaasema | 80 | 61 | / |
| Mwashima | 80 | 36 | / |
| Mwashama | 80 | 16 | / |
| Mwaisama | 80 | 4 | / |
| Mwaisima | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mwashimaa | 75 | 63 | / |
| Mwashimaha | 71 | 441 | / |
| Muasama | 71 | 335 | / |
| Mbasima | 71 | 108 | / |
| Mwazima | 71 | 98 | / |
| Mbazema | 71 | 32 | / |
| Mwajima | 71 | 21 | / |
| Mwazama | 71 | 9 | / |
| Mbagema | 71 | 4 | / |
| Mwasimo | 71 | 4 | / |
| Mwagima | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mbaseme | 71 | 1 | / |
| Muashima | 67 | 185 | / |
| Mbashima | 67 | 45 | / |
| Mbassima | 67 | 42 | / |
| Muasamah | 67 | 18 | / |
| Muassoma | 67 | 16 | / |
| Mwadzima | 67 | 13 | / |
| Mweshima | 67 | 6 | / |
| Muashoma | 67 | 6 | / |
| Muashama | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mbaysemi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mbassemi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mweshoma | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mbassemy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Muashyma | 67 | 1 | / |
| Muazzema | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwaisomo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwachima | 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 Mwasema
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