Mwash Surname
Approximately 136 people bear this surname
Mwash Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 89 | 1:830,108 | 57,152 |
| Nigeria | 44 | 1:4,025,972 | 113,480 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Mwash Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mwash Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mwash is borne by more people in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mwash? popularity and diffusion
The last name Mwash is the 1,527,735th most prevalent family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 53,584,896 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwash are found; 65 percent are found in Central Africa and 65 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa.
It is most widely held in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 89 people, or 1 in 830,108. Not including The DR Congo it occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 32 percent reside and Kenya, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mwashe | 91 | 44 | / |
| Mhwash | 91 | 1 | / |
| Mwaush | 91 | 1 | / |
| Mwas | 89 | 134 | / |
| Mwase | 80 | 25,948 | / |
| Mwesh | 80 | 53 | / |
| Muash | 80 | 20 | / |
| Mwass | 80 | 17 | / |
| Mwaxh | 80 | 5 | / |
| Mwach | 80 | 3 | / |
| Mbash | 80 | 2 | / |
| Mways | 80 | 2 | / |
| Mwais | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mwosh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mwashowa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mwaise | 73 | 67 | / |
| Hmwais | 73 | 31 | / |
| Mwaase | 73 | 28 | / |
| Muashe | 73 | 23 | / |
| Mwasse | 73 | 13 | / |
| Mwoshe | 73 | 7 | / |
| Mwuase | 73 | 6 | / |
| Mwaahs | 73 | 1 | / |
| Muas | 67 | 2,526 | / |
| Mwaz | 67 | 394 | / |
| Mbas | 67 | 239 | / |
| Mwaj | 67 | 51 | / |
| Mwax | 67 | 7 | / |
| Mwos | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mhweesh | 67 | 3 | / |
| Mwac | 67 | 3 | / |
| Mwauche | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mweehsh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mvas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwaasse | 67 | 1 | / |
| Muhashe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Muasheh | 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
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- 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 Mwash
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