Mwawasi Surname

148,377th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,980 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Mwawasi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mwawasi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya2,9581:15,6121,871
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
United States81:45,307,367917,113
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Mwawasi (937) may also be a first name.

Mwawasi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mwawasi is carried by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Mwawasi click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mwawasi? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 148,377th most widely held family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 2,445,485 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Mwawasi live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 99 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Mwawasi is also the 264,064th most commonly occurring first name at a global level, held by 937 people.

This last name is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is borne by 2,958 people, or 1 in 15,612. In Kenya Mwawasi is mostly found in: Taita Taveta County, where 76 percent are found, Mombasa County, where 11 percent are found and Nairobi County, where 6 percent are found. Outside of Kenya this surname occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 0 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.

Mwawasi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is chiefly Christian (97%) in Kenya.

Mwawasi earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 45.31% more than the national average, earning $62,700 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mwavasi864/
Mwawasa862/
Mwawashe8071/
Mwawadzi8018/
Mwawasaa8010/
Mwaiwasa804/
Mwawachi801/
Mwawaza71383/
Mwabazi7124/
Mwawaje716/
Mbabasi715/
Mwawosa711/
Mwawaze711/
Mwobasi711/
Mwaibosi679/
Mbabaisi676/
Mwawache671/
Mbowassi671/

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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 Mwawasi
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