Mwasene Surname

664,903rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 451 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mwasene Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mwasene Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania2491:212,61717,846
Kenya2021:228,61316,073

Mwasene Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mwasene occurs in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mwasene? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 664,903rd most widespread surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 16,158,638 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwasene live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

Mwasene is most frequently held in Tanzania, where it is borne by 249 people, or 1 in 212,617. In Tanzania it is primarily concentrated in: Mbeya Region, where 98 percent live, Dar es Salaam Region, where 2 percent live and Pwani Region, where 0 percent live. Besides Tanzania this surname exists in one country. It is also found in Kenya, where 45 percent live.

Mwasene Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Mwasene last name is principally Muslim (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mwasenge936/
Mwasiene931/
Mwausenge884/
Mwatshene881/
Mwaiseni8056/
Mwasheni8052/
Mwashine8027/
Mwachene8021/
Muasenge804/
Mwashena803/
Mwatshen801/
Mhwasane801/
Mwauseni801/
Mwasengi801/
Mwassena801/
Mwasehina751/
Mwashanei751/
Mouhasene751/
Mwageni715,763/
Mwasina71233/
Mwazeni71171/
Muasine7133/
Mwashaenyi7128/
Mwajeni712/
Mwasini711/
Mvaseni711/
Mwazine711/
Mwazane711/
Mwashin711/
Mbazene711/
Mwadzine67189/
Mwasanyi67121/
Muashine6782/
Muazenge6721/
Mwasingi6710/
Mwashina671/
Mwatshin671/
Mwashini671/
Mbashine671/

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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 Mwasene
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