Mwatsama Surname
Approximately 251 people bear this surname
Mwatsama Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 233 | 1:198,197 | 14,514 |
| England | 17 | 1:3,277,533 | 109,658 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Mwatsama (11) may also be a first name.
Mwatsama Demographics
Mwatsama Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Mwatsama Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mwatsama Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mwatsama is found in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mwatsama? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,011,991st most commonly held family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 29,034,047 people. The last name Mwatsama occurs predominantly in Africa, where 93 percent of Mwatsama are found; 93 percent are found in East Africa and 92 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,487,849th most commonly held first name on earth, held by 11 people.
The surname is most commonly held in Kenya, where it is held by 233 people, or 1 in 198,197. In Kenya it is primarily concentrated in: Kilifi County, where 53 percent are found, Mombasa County, where 46 percent are found and Kwale County, where 0 percent are found. Barring Kenya this last name occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in England, where 7 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.
Mwatsama Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is principally Christian (83%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mwazama | 80 | 9 | / |
| Mwadzama | 75 | 226 | / |
| Mwachama | 75 | 96 | / |
| Mbatsamo | 75 | 21 | / |
| Mbatsame | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mbotshama | 71 | 2 | / |
| Mbatchama | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mwazame | 67 | 120 | / |
| Mwazema | 67 | 75 | / |
| Muazama | 67 | 5 | / |
| Mvazama | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mwazamo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwadzame | 63 | 173 | / |
| Mwachoma | 63 | 9 | / |
| Muazaima | 63 | 5 | / |
| Mbadzama | 63 | 5 | / |
| Mwachame | 63 | 1 | / |
| Muazzama | 63 | 1 | / |
| Mbatchami | 59 | 13 | / |
| Mbotshame | 59 | 1 | / |
| Muhazamah | 59 | 1 | / |
| Muazoma | 53 | 24 | / |
| Muazami | 53 | 9 | / |
| Mvazame | 53 | 3 | / |
| Muazame | 53 | 1 | / |
| Mwazome | 53 | 1 | / |
| Mwachome | 50 | 237 | / |
| Mbodzama | 50 | 9 | / |
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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 Mwatsama
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis