Walwasa Surname

384,654th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 924 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Walwasa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Walwasa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda9231:42,2965,338
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Walwasa (14) may also be a first name.

Walwasa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Walwasa is found in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Walwasa? popularity and diffusion

Walwasa is the 384,654th most commonly occurring family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 7,886,954 people. The surname Walwasa is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Walwasa are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 100 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,024,661st most frequently used first name worldwide, held by 14 people.

The last name is most commonly held in Uganda, where it is borne by 923 people, or 1 in 42,296. In Uganda it is most frequent in: Namutumba District, where 24 percent reside, Kaliro District, where 20 percent reside and Mayuge District, where 9 percent reside. Without taking into account Uganda Walwasa exists in one country. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Walwaasa933/
Walwesa866/
Walwasi862/
Baluasa718/
Valwase712/
Valvasa711/
Walbaza711/
Valuasa711/
Balhbasa671/
Balbassa671/

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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 Walwasa
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