Wakasala Surname

883,255th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 305 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Wakasala Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Wakasala 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
Kenya2701:171,03713,055
Indonesia331:4,007,551204,828
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114

Wakasala (35) may also be a first name.

Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Wakasala Demographics

Wakasala Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 5 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

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Wakasala Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wakasala is most common in Kenya. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wakasala? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 883,255th most frequently used family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 23,893,593 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 89 percent of Wakasala live; 89 percent live in East Africa and 89 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,744,716th most frequently occurring forename worldwide. It is borne by 35 people.

The last name Wakasala is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is carried by 270 people, or 1 in 171,037. In Kenya Wakasala is most common in: Bungoma County, where 100 percent live and West Pokot County, where 0 percent live. Outside of Kenya this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 11 percent live and Uganda, where 1 percent live.

Wakasala Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wakatsala948/
Wakashala941/
Wakatshala891/
Bakasala8825/
Wakasalo885/
Wakasale884/
Bakassala824/
Wakasole752/
Wakasolo752/
Waqasali752/
Vacasala751/
Wakosola751/
Bakazala751/
Bokashala715/
Bakazaala711/
Bakasoula711/
Bakashale711/
Bokahasala674/
Boukassala671/
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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 Wakasala
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