Mwashima Surname
Approximately 36 people bear this surname
Mwashima Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 34 | 1:5,210,081 | 134,475 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
Mwashima (163) may also be a first name.
Mwashima Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mwashima Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mwashima occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mwashima? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 3,274,477th most prevalent last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 202,431,831 people. The last name Mwashima occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwashima reside; 94 percent reside in West Africa and 94 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 717,791st most numerous first name world-wide, held by 163 people.
Mwashima is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 34 people, or 1 in 5,210,081. In Nigeria it is most common in: Benue, where 100 percent are found. Apart from Nigeria Mwashima exists in one country. It is also common in Tanzania, where 6 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mwashimaa | 94 | 63 | / |
| Mwasima | 93 | 106 | / |
| Mwashimaha | 89 | 441 | / |
| Mwashuma | 88 | 213 | / |
| Muashima | 88 | 185 | / |
| Mbashima | 88 | 45 | / |
| Mweshima | 88 | 6 | / |
| Mwaisima | 88 | 1 | / |
| Mwachima | 88 | 1 | / |
| Mwashumaa | 82 | 2 | / |
| Mwasema | 80 | 240 | / |
| Mbasima | 80 | 108 | / |
| Mwasimo | 80 | 4 | / |
| Mwasuma | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mwachema | 75 | 70 | / |
| Mbassima | 75 | 42 | / |
| Mbashime | 75 | 2 | / |
| Mwaysuma | 75 | 1 | / |
| Muashyma | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mbashimi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mwachimo | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mwaisuma | 75 | 1 | / |
| Muhashimi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mbazima | 67 | 2,270 | / |
| Muasema | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mwasemo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mwasumo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mwaseme | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbasimi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbasema | 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 Mwashima
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis