Mwassa Surname

804,502nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 348 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mwassa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mwassa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1731:306,02123,488
DR Congo1301:568,30443,658
Uganda271:1,445,89953,777
United States81:45,307,367917,113
England41:13,929,515290,718
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Mwassa (69) may also be a first name.

Mwassa Last Name Facts

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

Mwassa is held by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mwassa? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mwassa is the 804,502nd most widespread surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 20,941,224 people. Mwassa is primarily found in Africa, where 96 percent of Mwassa reside; 57 percent reside in East Africa and 55 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,171,416th most frequently occurring given name in the world, borne by 69 people.

The surname Mwassa is most frequent in Tanzania, where it is borne by 173 people, or 1 in 306,021. In Tanzania Mwassa is most common in: Mwanza Region, where 42 percent live, Dar es Salaam Region, where 32 percent live and Dodoma Region, where 5 percent live. Apart from Tanzania this surname is found in 8 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 37 percent live and Uganda, where 8 percent live.

Mwassa Last Name Statistics demography

Mwassa earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 38.39% less than the national average, earning $26,583 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mwassai921/
Mwassah921/
Mwasa914,278/
Mwasha838,177/
Mbassa835,059/
Mwessa83149/
Muassa8340/
Mwasia8336/
Mwasso8336/
Mwasaa8325/
Mwassi8323/
Mwaisa8322/
Mwaasa8320/
Mwasse8313/
Mwausa834/
Mwasai834/
Mwassy833/
Mvassa833/
Mwasad831/
Mwasea831/
Mwasoa831/
Mhwasa831/
Mwasau831/
Mwasaha77701/
Mwaisha77264/
M'Bassa7759/
Mbassah7712/
Mbaissa776/
Mwahasa774/
Mbassai772/
Mbassay772/
Mwasaya771/
Mwautsa771/
Mwessah771/
Mwaasse771/
Mwaisga771/
Mwasioa771/
Mwashas771/
Mwatsau771/
Mhwasha771/
Mwase7325,948/
Mwasi7313,392/
Mbasa738,925/
Muasa736,654/
Mwesa733,449/
Mwaso73764/
Mwosa7345/
Mwasy7315/
Mvasa731/
Mbahassa719/
Mwashaha714/
Mwashuha711/
Mwatsaha711/
Mwacha677,834/
Mbassi677,346/
Mbossa676,061/
Mbasha675,870/
Mwashi673,663/
Mbaisa671,495/
Mwasho67462/
Mbasso67342/
Mbaasa67240/
Mvessa67202/
Muasha67179/
Muasau67130/
Mbasse67109/
Mwasio6776/
Mwaaze6774/
Mwaise6767/
Muasis6747/
Mwashe6744/
Muossa6742/
Mbassy6736/
Muassi6728/
Mwaase6728/
Mvasia6722/
Mwasie6710/
Mwoisa679/
Mweesa678/
Mwuase676/
Mwasee676/
Muessa675/
Mhwaso674/
Muasia674/
Mwausi674/
Mwaisi673/
Muasai672/
Mbasaa672/
Mvossa672/
Mbahsa671/
Mhwaza671/
Muasaa671/
Mwaiso671/
Mwazza671/
Mbhasa671/
Mbassé671/
Mbeasa671/
Muasse671/
Muasso671/
Mouhassay671/
Muaasa671/
Mmwesa671/
Mwaasi671/
Mvasse671/
Mwaace671/
Mwaseh671/
Mwasoi671/
Mwasui671/
Mwosso671/
Muaysa671/
Mhwasi671/

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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 Mwassa
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