Mwass Surname
Approximately 17 people bear this surname
Mwass Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 14 | 1:3,298,564 | 38,706 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
Mwass Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mwass Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mwass is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Mwass click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mwass? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 4,772,636th most frequently occurring last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 428,679,172 people. The surname Mwass occurs predominantly in Africa, where 12 percent of Mwass live; 6 percent live in Central Africa and 6 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.
It is most commonly held in Kenya, where it is carried by 14 people, or 1 in 3,298,564. Barring Kenya this surname occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 6 percent live and Somalia, where 6 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mwasse | 91 | 13 | / |
| Mwas | 89 | 134 | / |
| Mwaasse | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mwase | 80 | 25,948 | / |
| Mwash | 80 | 136 | / |
| Mbass | 80 | 16 | / |
| Mways | 80 | 2 | / |
| Mwais | 80 | 1 | / |
| Muass | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mwaise | 73 | 67 | / |
| Mwashe | 73 | 44 | / |
| M'Bass | 73 | 34 | / |
| Hmwais | 73 | 31 | / |
| Mwaase | 73 | 28 | / |
| Mwuase | 73 | 6 | / |
| Muasse | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mhwash | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mwaahs | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mwaush | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mvasse | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mweiss | 73 | 0 | / |
| Muas | 67 | 2,526 | / |
| Mwaz | 67 | 394 | / |
| Mbas | 67 | 239 | / |
| Mwax | 67 | 7 | / |
| Mwos | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mvas | 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 Mwass
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