Wantsala Surname
Approximately 271 people bear this surname
Wantsala Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 268 | 1:145,669 | 13,018 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
Wantsala Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wantsala Come From? nationality or country of origin
Wantsala occurs in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wantsala? popularity and diffusion
The last name Wantsala is the 961,438th most frequent surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 26,891,313 people. The last name Wantsala is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Wantsala reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 85 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa.
This surname is most commonly held in Uganda, where it is carried by 268 people, or 1 in 145,669. In Uganda Wantsala is most prevalent in: Manafwa District, where 83 percent reside, Bududa District, where 13 percent reside and Mbale District, where 3 percent reside. Beside Uganda this surname exists in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 1 percent reside.
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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 Wantsala
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