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

Mwose is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mwose? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,095,216th most commonly used last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 32,533,687 people. It 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.

This last name is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is borne by 195 people, or 1 in 236,820. In Kenya it is primarily found in: Machakos County, where 73 percent live, Makueni County, where 17 percent live and Embu County, where 5 percent live. Barring Kenya this last name exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 10 percent live and South Africa, where 1 percent live.

Mwose Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Mwose last name is principally 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
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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 Mwose
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