Mwasu Surname

2,020,555th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 86 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Mwasu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mwasu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia461:344,56418,269
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
Tanzania91:5,882,40160,754
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

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 more frequently found in Zambia than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mwasu? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,020,555th most frequently occurring surname globally, held by around 1 in 84,738,906 people. The last name Mwasu is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Mwasu live; 53 percent live in Southern Africa and 53 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Mwasu is also the 341,591st most common first name at a global level, borne by 599 people.

This last name is most numerous in Zambia, where it is carried by 46 people, or 1 in 344,564. In Zambia it is primarily concentrated in: North-Western Province, where 85 percent live, Central Province, where 11 percent live and Copperbelt Province, where 4 percent live. Outside of Zambia this surname exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 31 percent live and Tanzania, where 10 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mwasiu9125/
Mwausu914/
Mwashu913/
Mwasau911/
Mwassu911/
Mwasui911/
Mwaeshu8379/
Mwatsau831/
Muasu80886/
Mbasu80294/
Mwaju8057/
Mwosu8034/
Mwazu8027/
Mwesu804/
Mvasu801/
Mwashuha771/
Mmbasu73609/
Mbashu73422/
Muasau73130/
Mwadju7341/
Muatsu7322/
Mwazui7310/
Mbaisu737/
Muasiu736/
Mwauju733/
Muaasu732/
Mwaizu732/
Muashu732/
Muahsu732/
Mwazeu731/
Mbasou731/
Mbausu731/
Mbassou6714/
Mbasseu678/
Mwachui676/
M'Mbasu672/
Muhasuh672/
Mbaisou671/

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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
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  • 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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