Mwasiya Surname
Approximately 392 people bear this surname
Mwasiya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 366 | 1:46,774 | 6,615 |
| Zimbabwe | 24 | 1:643,260 | 47,966 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
Mwasiya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mwasiya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mwasiya has its highest incidence in Malawi. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mwasiya? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 737,137th most numerous family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 18,590,678 people. The surname Mwasiya is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwasiya reside; 99 percent reside in Southern Africa and 99 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
The last name is most prevalent in Malawi, where it is borne by 366 people, or 1 in 46,774. Beside Malawi this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 6 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mwatsiya | 93 | 240 | / |
| Mwashiya | 93 | 1 | / |
| Mwatshiya | 88 | 1 | / |
| Mwaziya | 86 | 52 | / |
| Mwasoya | 86 | 13 | / |
| Mwasiye | 86 | 12 | / |
| Mwesiya | 86 | 10 | / |
| Mwasuya | 86 | 5 | / |
| Mwaseya | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mwasaya | 86 | 1 | / |
| Muasiya | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mwasioa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mwashuya | 80 | 831 | / |
| Mwashaya | 80 | 54 | / |
| Mwaiziya | 80 | 30 | / |
| Mwachiya | 80 | 16 | / |
| Mwasiaji | 80 | 8 | / |
| Mbashiya | 80 | 6 | / |
| Mwauseya | 80 | 6 | / |
| Mwaaziya | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mwaiseya | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mwasaa | 77 | 25 | / |
| Mwasai | 77 | 4 | / |
| Mwasau | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mwasui | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mwasoi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mwasoa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mwasea | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mwageya | 71 | 13 | / |
| Mwaizai | 71 | 9 | / |
| Mwasawe | 71 | 8 | / |
| Mwazuya | 71 | 2 | / |
| Mwaseye | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mwassai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mwasoja | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mwajuya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mbaziya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Muaseya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mwaisae | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mwasayi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mwesiye | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mwatsau | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mwashoi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mwasiji | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mwaziye | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mwazeya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mwasaje | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mwachaya | 67 | 10 | / |
| Mwashaha | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mwachuya | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mwesieye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Muaziyap | 67 | 1 | / |
| Muatsaya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Muasuiyi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbasuiyi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwashuha | 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 Mwasiya
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