Mwasheka Surname
Approximately 60 people bear this surname
Mwasheka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Namibia | 36 | 1:66,928 | 7,260 |
| Zambia | 18 | 1:880,551 | 28,935 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Mwasheka (24) may also be a first name.
Mwasheka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mwasheka Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mwasheka occurs more in Namibia more than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mwasheka? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,483,783rd most numerous family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 121,459,099 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Mwasheka reside; 92 percent reside in Southern Africa and 92 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,187,323rd most frequent first name worldwide It is held by 24 people.
This last name is most frequently held in Namibia, where it is borne by 36 people, or 1 in 66,928. In Namibia it is mostly found in: Omusati Region, where 100 percent reside. Barring Namibia it is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Zambia, where 30 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 7 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mwaseka | 93 | 136 | / |
| Mwacheka | 88 | 125 | / |
| Mwashika | 88 | 34 | / |
| Mwatseka | 88 | 8 | / |
| Mwashaka | 88 | 5 | / |
| Mwashoka | 88 | 2 | / |
| Mwasheke | 88 | 1 | / |
| Mwasheko | 88 | 1 | / |
| Mwasaka | 80 | 3,485 | / |
| Mweseka | 80 | 742 | / |
| Mwasika | 80 | 338 | / |
| Mwaseke | 80 | 133 | / |
| Mwasoka | 80 | 106 | / |
| Mwazeka | 80 | 96 | / |
| Mwaseko | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mwaisaka | 75 | 4,571 | / |
| Mwaiseke | 75 | 67 | / |
| Mwaisika | 75 | 10 | / |
| Mwacheke | 75 | 9 | / |
| Mwashako | 75 | 8 | / |
| Mwaesika | 75 | 4 | / |
| Mwashiko | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mwashike | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mwasiche | 75 | 1 | / |
| Muashika | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mbosheka | 75 | 1 | / |
| Muatshika | 71 | 4 | / |
| Mwashaike | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mwatsikai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mwaishiki | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mwasoko | 67 | 181 | / |
| Mbazeka | 67 | 103 | / |
| Mueseka | 67 | 75 | / |
| Muasoka | 67 | 34 | / |
| Mwasike | 67 | 6 | / |
| Mwesaka | 67 | 6 | / |
| Mwesika | 67 | 4 | / |
| Muasika | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwasako | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwasiki | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwashaikyo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mboseka | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbasika | 67 | 1 | / |
| Muasaka | 67 | 1 | / |
| Muaseke | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwachikaha | 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 Mwasheka
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