Mwoso Surname

1,628,521st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 123 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Mwoso Surname User-submission:

The Mwoso surname comes from a male name, originating from Banyole tribe, Eastern Uganda.

Mwoso means 'washed', 'clean' and transcends to a sense of 'purity'.

In a few Swahili speaking countries, mwoso means 'wealthy man'.

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Mwoso Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda1211:322,63921,815
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Mwoso Surname Meaning

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The Mwoso surname comes from a male name, originating from Banyole tribe, Eastern Uganda.

Mwoso means 'washed', 'clean' and transcends to a sense of 'purity'.

In a few Swahili speaking countries, mwoso means 'wealthy man'.

The spelling can vary from Mwoso to Mwooso, Mwosso, Mooso, Mosso.

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Mwoso Last Name Facts

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

Mwoso occurs more in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mwoso? popularity and diffusion

The surname Mwoso is the 1,628,521st most prevalent last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 59,248,341 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwoso live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 99 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

This last name is most commonly held in Uganda, where it is borne by 121 people, or 1 in 322,639. In Uganda Mwoso is most prevalent in: Butaleja District, where 38 percent live, Kibuku District, where 17 percent live and Budaka District, where 15 percent live. Barring Uganda this last name is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 1 percent live and Tanzania, where 1 percent live.

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