Mwasu Surname
Approximately 86 people bear this surname
Mwasu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 46 | 1:344,564 | 18,269 |
| DR Congo | 27 | 1:2,736,280 | 122,818 |
| Tanzania | 9 | 1:5,882,401 | 60,754 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Mwasu (599) may also be a first name.
Mwasu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mwasu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mwasu is found most in Zambia. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mwasu? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,020,555th most commonly held last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 84,738,906 people. Mwasu is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Mwasu are found; 53 percent are found in Southern Africa and 53 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 341,591st most frequently used first name at a global level It is held by 599 people.
This surname is most commonly used in Zambia, where it is held by 46 people, or 1 in 344,564. In Zambia Mwasu is most frequent in: North-Western Province, where 85 percent are found, Central Province, where 11 percent are found and Copperbelt Province, where 4 percent are found. Besides Zambia this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 31 percent are found and Tanzania, where 10 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mwasiu | 91 | 25 | / |
| Mwausu | 91 | 4 | / |
| Mwashu | 91 | 3 | / |
| Mwasau | 91 | 1 | / |
| Mwassu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Mwasui | 91 | 1 | / |
| Mwaeshu | 83 | 79 | / |
| Mwatsau | 83 | 1 | / |
| Muasu | 80 | 886 | / |
| Mbasu | 80 | 294 | / |
| Mwaju | 80 | 57 | / |
| Mwosu | 80 | 34 | / |
| Mwazu | 80 | 27 | / |
| Mwesu | 80 | 4 | / |
| Mvasu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mwashuha | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mmbasu | 73 | 609 | / |
| Mbashu | 73 | 422 | / |
| Muasau | 73 | 130 | / |
| Mwadju | 73 | 41 | / |
| Muatsu | 73 | 22 | / |
| Mwazui | 73 | 10 | / |
| Mbaisu | 73 | 7 | / |
| Muasiu | 73 | 6 | / |
| Mwauju | 73 | 3 | / |
| Muaasu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Mwaizu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Muashu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Muahsu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Mwazeu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mbasou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mbausu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mbassou | 67 | 14 | / |
| Mbasseu | 67 | 8 | / |
| Mwachui | 67 | 6 | / |
| M'Mbasu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Muhasuh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mbaisou | 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 Mwasu
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