Mwasenga Surname

21,011th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 25,960 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mwasenga Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mwasenga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania25,7501:2,056271
Malawi1311:130,68014,293
Zambia481:330,20717,862
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Mwasenga (29) may also be a first name.

Mwasenga Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mwasenga is found most frequently in Tanzania. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Mwasenga.

How Common Is The Last Name Mwasenga? popularity and diffusion

The surname Mwasenga is the 21,011th most frequently used surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 280,722 people. The last name Mwasenga occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwasenga are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 99 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,951,561st most frequent first name world-wide, borne by 29 people.

The surname Mwasenga is most frequently held in Tanzania, where it is borne by 25,750 people, or 1 in 2,056. In Tanzania it is primarily concentrated in: Songwe Region, where 60 percent reside, Mbeya Region, where 32 percent reside and Rukwa Region, where 3 percent reside. Beside Tanzania this surname is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in Malawi, where 1 percent reside and Zambia, where 0 percent reside.

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Mwasenga
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