Mwass Surname

4,772,636th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Mwass Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mwass Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya141:3,298,56438,706
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Syria11:19,301,02222,457

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mwasse9113/
Mwas89134/
Mwaasse831/
Mwase8025,948/
Mwash80136/
Mbass8016/
Mways802/
Mwais801/
Muass801/
Mwaise7367/
Mwashe7344/
M'Bass7334/
Hmwais7331/
Mwaase7328/
Mwuase736/
Muasse731/
Mhwash731/
Mwaahs731/
Mwaush731/
Mvasse731/
Mweiss730/
Muas672,526/
Mwaz67394/
Mbas67239/
Mwax677/
Mwos674/
Mvas671/

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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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