Wantsala Surname

961,438th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 271 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Wantsala Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Wantsala 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
Uganda2681:145,66913,018
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040

Wantsala Last Name Facts

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

Wantsala occurs more in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wantsala? popularity and diffusion

The last name Wantsala is the 961,438th most frequently occurring family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 26,891,313 people. This surname 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 numerous in Uganda, where it is borne by 268 people, or 1 in 145,669. In Uganda it is primarily concentrated in: Manafwa District, where 83 percent live, Bududa District, where 13 percent live and Mbale District, where 3 percent live. Other than Uganda this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 1 percent live.

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
Wantzala882/
Wantsale881/
Wanzala8011,147/
Watsaly801/
Wanchala7513/
Wanzalha7510/
Wandzala758/
Wanzaala756/
Wanzalah753/
Wanzalla753/
Wanzallah713/
Bantchala711/
Wanzola67303/
Wanzela6746/
Wanzale6742/
Vancala676/
Wanzali672/
Vanzala671/
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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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