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 has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mwashima? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 3,274,477th most frequently held last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 202,431,831 people. Mwashima is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwashima reside; 94 percent reside in West Africa and 94 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Mwashima is also the 717,791st most widespread first name in the world, held by 163 people.
The last name Mwashima is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 34 people, or 1 in 5,210,081. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Benue, where 100 percent reside. Excluding Nigeria this surname is found in one country. It is also found in Tanzania, where 6 percent reside.
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