Mwashao Surname

1,434,893rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 150 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Mwashao Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Mwashao Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1491:309,93219,396
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403

Mwashao (10) may also be a first name.

Mwashao Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mwashao is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mwashao? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,434,893rd most frequently used last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 48,583,639 people. The surname Mwashao occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Mwashao are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 99 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,684,242nd most commonly occurring first name in the world It is held by 10 people.

The surname Mwashao is most numerous in Kenya, where it is carried by 149 people, or 1 in 309,932. In Kenya it is most common in: Nairobi County, where 54 percent live and Taita Taveta County, where 46 percent live. Without taking into account Kenya it is found in one country. It is also common in Qatar, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mwasao921/
Mwachao861/
Mwasoa771/
Mbassao711/
Mwasioa711/
Mbaissaou631/
Muasahood631/
Mbasoa62239/
Mbazao621/
Mbassoa575/
Mbaizao571/
Mbassoua539/
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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 Mwashao
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