Mwasi Surname

39,210th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13,392 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Mwasi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mwasi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya5,6801:8,1301,069
DR Congo5,4181:13,6361,699
Tanzania1,5651:33,8293,960
Malawi3921:43,6716,239
South Africa1031:525,99742,056
Zimbabwe841:183,78921,931
Uganda541:722,95035,796
Papua New Guinea251:326,14943,617
Zambia241:660,41325,715
Sudan91:4,167,7995,799
United States71:51,779,848968,877
England61:9,286,343223,652
Finland41:1,374,17650,379
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
France11:66,422,722504,397
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Iceland11:380,09011,096
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

Mwasi (15,140) may also be a first name.

Mwasi Last Name Facts

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

Mwasi is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mwasi? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 39,210th most widespread last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 544,172 people. The last name Mwasi is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwasi live; 55 percent live in East Africa and 52 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 46,091st most widely held first name globally. It is borne by 15,140 people.

This surname is most prevalent in Kenya, where it is held by 5,680 people, or 1 in 8,130. In Kenya it is mostly found in: Taita Taveta County, where 49 percent live, Mombasa County, where 17 percent live and Kitui County, where 10 percent live. Barring Kenya it occurs in 30 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 40 percent live and Tanzania, where 12 percent live.

Mwasi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Mwasi last name is primarily Christian (99%) in Kenya.

The amount Mwasi earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 50.29% more than the national average, earning R 357,156 per year and in United States they earn 57.74% more than the national average, earning $68,062 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mwashi913,663/
Mwassi9123/
Mwasie9110/
Mwausi914/
Mwasai914/
Mwaisi913/
Mwaasi911/
Mwasoi911/
Mwasui911/
Mhwasi911/
Mwaushi8331/
Mwaeshi831/
Mwassai831/
Mwashii831/
Mwasioa831/
Mwasith831/
Mwashoi831/
Mwase8025,948/
Mwasa804,278/
Muasi801,891/
Mbasi801,708/
Mwazi80690/
Mwosi80188/
Mwagi80173/
Mwaji80120/
Mwasy8015/
Mwaci801/
Mwaxi801/
Mwahashi771/
Mwasha738,177/
Mbassi737,346/
Mweshi736,574/
Mwachi731,264/
Mbaisi73685/
Muashi73661/
Mwassa73348/
Mweusi73310/
Mwadji73220/
Mwaizi73162/
Mhwaji73160/
Muasih73154/
Mbashi73149/
Muasip73109/
Muatsi73108/
Mwoshi73106/
Mwauzi7388/
Mwaise7367/
Muasis7347/
Mwashe7344/
Mwazie7329/
Muassi7328/
Mwaase7328/
Mwazoi7327/
Mwasaa7325/
Mwaisa7322/
Mwaasa7320/
Mwasse7313/
Mwessi7312/
Mwazui7310/
Mwajei738/
Mwuase736/
Mwasee736/
Muadsi735/
Mwadzi734/
Mwazhi734/
Mwausa734/
Mwassy733/
Mwaagi733/
Muasit733/
Mbausi732/
Mwagie732/
Muasai732/
Mwoosi732/
Mvashi732/
Mwahgi731/
Mwaese731/
Mwauji731/
Mbasie731/
Mwaije731/
Mwaize731/
Mwezai731/
Mwasea731/
Mwaseh731/
Mwasoa731/
Mwaziz731/
Mwazzi731/
Mwesie731/
Mhwasa731/
Mhwazi731/
Mwozai731/
Mwaigi731/
Mwauchi67495/
Mwachai67444/
Mwaisha67264/
Mwashee67217/
Muatshi67145/
M'Bassi6745/
Mwaizai679/
Mwaichi678/
Mwaadzi677/
Mbaissi677/
Mwachui676/
Mwahasa674/
Mmbaisi674/
Mbassii673/
Mbassai672/
M'Bashi671/
Mbaashi671/
Mwasaya671/
Mbaasyi671/
Mbassei671/
Muashie671/
Mwaasse671/
Mwueshi671/
Mhwasha671/
Mwahaji671/

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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 Mwasi
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