Wandwasi Surname
Approximately 1,295 people bear this surname
Wandwasi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 1,276 | 1:30,595 | 4,156 |
| Kenya | 16 | 1:2,886,244 | 37,784 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Wandwasi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wandwasi Come From? nationality or country of origin
Wandwasi is most common in Uganda. It can also be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Wandwasi.
How Common Is The Last Name Wandwasi? popularity and diffusion
Wandwasi is the 294,637th most commonly held family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 5,627,449 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Wandwasi are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 57 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa.
The surname is most commonly used in Uganda, where it is carried by 1,276 people, or 1 in 30,595. In Uganda it is most numerous in: Mbale District, where 46 percent live, Bulambuli District, where 13 percent live and Manafwa District, where 10 percent live. Beside Uganda it occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 1 percent live and South Africa, where 0 percent live.
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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 Wandwasi
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