Waisya Surname
Approximately 19 people bear this surname
Waisya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 14 | 1:2,788,520 | 78,087 |
| Indonesia | 4 | 1:33,062,298 | 643,618 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
Waisya (31) may also be a first name.
Waisya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Waisya Come From? nationality or country of origin
Waisya occurs more in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Waisya? popularity and diffusion
It is the 4,532,898th most commonly occurring family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 383,555,048 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 74 percent of Waisya reside; 74 percent reside in East Africa and 74 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,874,099th most commonly held first name throughout the world, borne by 31 people.
This surname is most frequently held in Uganda, where it is borne by 14 people, or 1 in 2,788,520. In Uganda Waisya is most numerous in: Pallisa District, where 100 percent are found. Beside Uganda Waisya is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 21 percent are found and Pakistan, where 5 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 Waisya
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