Mwashama Surname
Approximately 16 people bear this surname
Mwashama Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 9 | 1:1,715,360 | 84,476 |
| Zambia | 5 | 1:3,169,984 | 35,680 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Mwashama (19) may also be a first name.
Mwashama Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mwashama Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mwashama is more frequently found in Zimbabwe than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mwashama? popularity and diffusion
The surname Mwashama is the 4,908,606th most frequently used family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 455,471,620 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwashama live; 88 percent live in Southern Africa and 88 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Mwashama is also the 2,523,061st most prevalent forename world-wide, held by 19 people.
It is most numerous in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 9 people, or 1 in 1,715,360. In Zimbabwe Mwashama is primarily concentrated in: Manicaland Province, where 78 percent live, Harare Province, where 11 percent live and Masvingo Province, where 11 percent live. Other than Zimbabwe it is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Zambia, where 31 percent live and Tanzania, where 6 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mwasama | 93 | 272 | / |
| Mwashoma | 88 | 107 | / |
| Mwachama | 88 | 96 | / |
| Mwashame | 88 | 12 | / |
| Mwaisama | 88 | 4 | / |
| Muashama | 88 | 4 | / |
| Mwashami | 88 | 4 | / |
| Mwashameh | 82 | 1 | / |
| Mwasame | 80 | 2,243 | / |
| Muasama | 80 | 335 | / |
| Mwasema | 80 | 240 | / |
| Mwasami | 80 | 4 | / |
| Mbasama | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mwaisame | 75 | 216 | / |
| Mboshama | 75 | 171 | / |
| Muasamah | 75 | 18 | / |
| Mwachoma | 75 | 9 | / |
| Muashoma | 75 | 6 | / |
| Mweshoma | 75 | 2 | / |
| Mbassama | 75 | 2 | / |
| Mbashami | 75 | 1 | / |
| Muashame | 75 | 1 | / |
| Muashami | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mwachame | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mwasiamo | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mwassame | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mbuoshama | 71 | 62 | / |
| Muassamah | 71 | 24 | / |
| Muhashamy | 71 | 7 | / |
| M'Bassama | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mbooshama | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mwasomi | 67 | 164 | / |
| Mbazama | 67 | 7 | / |
| Muazama | 67 | 5 | / |
| Muasema | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mvazama | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mwasemo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mwasome | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbasoma | 67 | 1 | / |
| Muhasammad | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwazamo | 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 Mwashama
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