Waiswa Surname

11,131st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 50,473 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Waiswa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Waiswa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda50,1431:77956
Kenya2781:166,11512,822
United States111:32,950,812797,015
South Africa91:6,019,745157,966
Zimbabwe91:1,715,36084,476
England81:6,964,757184,742
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Lesotho31:677,51919,546
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Wales11:3,094,53244,023

Waiswa (1,167) may also be a first name.

Waiswa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Waiswa has its highest incidence in Uganda. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Waiswa? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 11,131st most frequently held surname in the world, held by around 1 in 144,385 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Waiswa are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 98 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 232,543rd most frequently used given name world-wide. It is borne by 1,167 people.

This surname is most numerous in Uganda, where it is held by 50,143 people, or 1 in 779. In Uganda it is primarily concentrated in: Kamuli District, where 21 percent reside, Mayuge District, where 14 percent reside and Luuka District, where 12 percent reside. Excluding Uganda this surname is found in 12 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 1 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.

Waiswa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

The amount Waiswa earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 22.58% less than the national average, earning R 183,972 per year and in United States they earn 17.15% less than the national average, earning $35,750 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Waisswa92167/
Wayiswa9238/
Waiswaa921/
Waishwa921/
Waaiswa921/
Waswa9133,342/
Wiswa9140/
Wasswa8335,118/
Wauswa8323/
Washwa8321/
Waaswa8315/
Wasway8315/
Weiswa836/
Waswah834/
Waisua833/
Waswaa832/
Waizwa831/
Waiswe831/
Waswwa831/
Wiswah831/
Baishwa7723/
Wayisva7719/
Wiswash7710/
Wasswas7710/
Baiswea774/
Wassswa773/
Wasswah772/
Waasswa772/
Waisuha771/
Baiswha771/
Waswath771/
Wasswaa771/
Waishua771/
Weswa731,541/
Viswa73790/
Wasua73736/
Waswo7374/
Wiswe7361/
Waswi7360/
Wisua7323/
Waswe735/
Vaswa733/
Wisva732/
Wiswi731/
Wishswas711/
Wadswath710/
Wesswa67183/
Wisweh6792/
Waisuo6750/
Wishba6727/
Baiswe6721/
Biswaa6712/
Wisvas679/
Weswas678/
Viswai678/
Wiswer676/
Wisuas675/
Waswit674/
Washua673/
Bayswa672/
Wassua672/
Vaswad671/
Viswah671/
Viswad671/
Waisue671/
Biswea671/
Biswau671/
Baisva671/
Baswha671/
Vaisva671/
Wachwa671/
Wisswe671/
Wishva671/
Weswah671/
Wasswo670/
Wiswee670/

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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 Waiswa
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