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 most common in Kenya. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mwose? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,095,216th most common surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 32,533,687 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Mwose reside; 88 percent reside in East Africa and 88 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

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

Mwose Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Mwose last name is chiefly 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
  • 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 Mwose
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