Waiswa Surname
Approximately 50,473 people bear this surname
Waiswa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 50,143 | 1:779 | 56 |
| Kenya | 278 | 1:166,115 | 12,822 |
| United States | 11 | 1:32,950,812 | 797,015 |
| South Africa | 9 | 1:6,019,745 | 157,966 |
| Zimbabwe | 9 | 1:1,715,360 | 84,476 |
| England | 8 | 1:6,964,757 | 184,742 |
| Canada | 4 | 1:9,211,398 | 321,528 |
| Sweden | 4 | 1:2,461,689 | 157,534 |
| Lesotho | 3 | 1:677,519 | 19,546 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
Waiswa (1,167) may also be a first name.
Waiswa Demographics
Waiswa Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Waiswa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Waiswa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Waiswa occurs in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Waiswa.
How Common Is The Last Name Waiswa? popularity and diffusion
The last name Waiswa is the 11,131st most commonly occurring surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 144,385 people. The surname Waiswa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Waiswa reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 98 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 232,543rd most widespread given name in the world, held by 1,167 people.
The last name is most frequent in Uganda, where it is carried by 50,143 people, or 1 in 779. In Uganda Waiswa is mostly found in: Kamuli District, where 21 percent reside, Mayuge District, where 14 percent reside and Luuka District, where 12 percent reside. Other than Uganda this last name is found in 12 countries. It is also common 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 Waiswa last name is primarily 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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waisswa | 92 | 167 | / |
| Wayiswa | 92 | 38 | / |
| Waiswaa | 92 | 1 | / |
| Waishwa | 92 | 1 | / |
| Waaiswa | 92 | 1 | / |
| Waswa | 91 | 33,342 | / |
| Wiswa | 91 | 40 | / |
| Wasswa | 83 | 35,118 | / |
| Wauswa | 83 | 23 | / |
| Washwa | 83 | 21 | / |
| Waaswa | 83 | 15 | / |
| Wasway | 83 | 15 | / |
| Weiswa | 83 | 6 | / |
| Waswah | 83 | 4 | / |
| Waisua | 83 | 3 | / |
| Waswaa | 83 | 2 | / |
| Waizwa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Waiswe | 83 | 1 | / |
| Waswwa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Wiswah | 83 | 1 | / |
| Baishwa | 77 | 23 | / |
| Wayisva | 77 | 19 | / |
| Wiswash | 77 | 10 | / |
| Wasswas | 77 | 10 | / |
| Baiswea | 77 | 4 | / |
| Wassswa | 77 | 3 | / |
| Wasswah | 77 | 2 | / |
| Waasswa | 77 | 2 | / |
| Waisuha | 77 | 1 | / |
| Baiswha | 77 | 1 | / |
| Waswath | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wasswaa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Waishua | 77 | 1 | / |
| Weswa | 73 | 1,541 | / |
| Viswa | 73 | 790 | / |
| Wasua | 73 | 736 | / |
| Waswo | 73 | 74 | / |
| Wiswe | 73 | 61 | / |
| Waswi | 73 | 60 | / |
| Wisua | 73 | 23 | / |
| Waswe | 73 | 5 | / |
| Vaswa | 73 | 3 | / |
| Wisva | 73 | 2 | / |
| Wiswi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wishswas | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wadswath | 71 | 0 | / |
| Wesswa | 67 | 183 | / |
| Wisweh | 67 | 92 | / |
| Waisuo | 67 | 50 | / |
| Wishba | 67 | 27 | / |
| Baiswe | 67 | 21 | / |
| Biswaa | 67 | 12 | / |
| Wisvas | 67 | 9 | / |
| Weswas | 67 | 8 | / |
| Viswai | 67 | 8 | / |
| Wiswer | 67 | 6 | / |
| Wisuas | 67 | 5 | / |
| Waswit | 67 | 4 | / |
| Washua | 67 | 3 | / |
| Bayswa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wassua | 67 | 2 | / |
| Vaswad | 67 | 1 | / |
| Viswah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Viswad | 67 | 1 | / |
| Waisue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Biswea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Biswau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Baisva | 67 | 1 | / |
| Baswha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vaisva | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wachwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wisswe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wishva | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weswah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wasswo | 67 | 0 | / |
| Wiswee | 67 | 0 | / |
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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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