Waisana Surname
Approximately 963 people bear this surname
Waisana Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 962 | 1:40,581 | 5,156 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
Waisana (19) may also be a first name.
Waisana Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Waisana Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Waisana is most common in Uganda. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Waisana? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 372,504th most common last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 7,567,545 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Waisana are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 97 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Waisana is also the 2,523,061st most frequently held first name internationally. It is borne by 19 people.
Waisana is most widely held in Uganda, where it is held by 962 people, or 1 in 40,581. In Uganda it is most prevalent in: Namutumba District, where 19 percent are found, Kibuku District, where 16 percent are found and Kaliro District, where 13 percent are found. Excluding Uganda this last name exists in one country. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 0 percent are found.
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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 Waisana
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