Wapuswa Surname

3,141,416th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 39 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Wapuswa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Wapuswa 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
Uganda381:1,027,34944,109
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Wapuswa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wapuswa is held by more people in Uganda than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Wapuswa? popularity and diffusion

Wapuswa is the 3,141,416th most frequently held surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 186,860,152 people. The surname Wapuswa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Wapuswa live; 97 percent live in East Africa and 64 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

This surname is most widespread in Uganda, where it is carried by 38 people, or 1 in 1,027,349. In Uganda it is most numerous in: Mbale District, where 24 percent are found, Mukono District, where 18 percent are found and Namayingo District, where 16 percent are found. Not including Uganda this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in Zambia, where 3 percent are found.

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
Wapuwa9238/
Wopuswa861/
Wapowah711/
Ba'apuwa671/
Wapowo6280/
Wapowei575/
Wapoowo571/
Wapowoo571/
Wopouwo571/
Bapubhai5391/

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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 Wapuswa
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