Mwose Surname

1,095,216th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 224 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Mwose Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mwose Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1951:236,82016,541
Nigeria231:7,701,859170,290
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Mwose Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mwose is more commonly found in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mwose? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mwose is the 1,095,216th most commonly used surname on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 32,533,687 people. The last name Mwose is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Mwose live; 88 percent live in East Africa and 88 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

The surname is most commonly held in Kenya, where it is held by 195 people, or 1 in 236,820. In Kenya it is most prevalent in: Machakos County, where 73 percent are found, Makueni County, where 17 percent are found and Embu County, where 5 percent are found. Excluding Kenya this last name occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 10 percent are found and South Africa, where 1 percent are found.

Mwose Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mwoshe917/
Mwos894/
Mwase8025,948/
Mwese80642/
Mbose80428/
Mwosi80188/
Mwosa8045/
Mwoge8022/
Mwuse8014/
Mwoce8011/
Mwosh801/
Muose801/
Mwuese73559/
Mweshe73297/
Mboshe73214/
Mwoshi73106/
Muoser7378/
Mwesse7347/
Mwashe7344/
Mbosse7342/
Mwaase7328/
Mbosei7327/
Mwasse7313/
Mwasie7310/
Mwoche739/
Mwoisa739/
Muhose737/
Mwuase736/
Mwasee736/
Mwosha735/
Mwuise735/
Muoshe735/
Mboise733/
Mwoosi732/
Mbhose732/
Mwesea731/
Mboose731/
Muoses731/
Mwosyo731/
Mwesie731/
Mwoges731/
Mwasea731/
Mwaese731/
Mvoshe731/
Mbouse731/
Mbosie731/
Mboseh731/
Mwusee731/
Mwaseh731/
Mwashee67217/
Mwas67134/
Muos67128/
Mbos6727/
Muhosse6722/
Mbousse676/
Mvos671/
Mwaasse671/
Mbousie671/
Mwohcet671/
Mwoz671/

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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
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  • 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 Mwose
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