Wasajja Surname
Approximately 2,235 people bear this surname
Wasajja Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 2,072 | 1:18,841 | 2,824 |
| Egypt | 153 | 1:600,887 | 32,813 |
| England | 5 | 1:11,143,612 | 252,590 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Wasajja (21) may also be a first name.
Wasajja Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wasajja Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wasajja has its highest incidence in Uganda. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Wasajja click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wasajja? popularity and diffusion
Wasajja is the 189,068th most commonly used surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 3,260,647 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Wasajja are found; 93 percent are found in East Africa and 92 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Wasajja is also the 2,368,944th most commonly used forename world-wide It is held by 21 people.
It is most commonly held in Uganda, where it is held by 2,072 people, or 1 in 18,841. In Uganda it is primarily found in: Wakiso District, where 30 percent are found, Kampala District, where 17 percent are found and Mukono District, where 8 percent are found. Apart from Uganda this last name occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in Egypt, where 7 percent are found and England, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wassajja | 93 | 913 | / |
| Waasajja | 93 | 2 | / |
| Wasjja | 92 | 2 | / |
| Wasajya | 86 | 2 | / |
| Wassjja | 86 | 1 | / |
| Wasja | 83 | 271 | / |
| Basaijja | 80 | 15 | / |
| Basaajja | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wasaaija | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wasaea | 77 | 3 | / |
| Wasyaa | 77 | 3 | / |
| Wasaua | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wasaae | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wasiaa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wasjah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wasaje | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wasaau | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bashaijja | 75 | 9 | / |
| Bassaijja | 75 | 1 | / |
| Basaija | 71 | 1,250 | / |
| Wasahua | 71 | 614 | / |
| Wasaiya | 71 | 80 | / |
| Wasayya | 71 | 21 | / |
| Wasayia | 71 | 14 | / |
| Wasaaya | 71 | 9 | / |
| Wasayao | 71 | 6 | / |
| Wasayai | 71 | 5 | / |
| Wasyaah | 71 | 4 | / |
| Wasayea | 71 | 4 | / |
| Washija | 71 | 3 | / |
| Wasaayo | 71 | 3 | / |
| Basaaja | 71 | 3 | / |
| Vasajay | 71 | 3 | / |
| Wasiaha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wassyaa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Washaea | 71 | 1 | / |
| Uasajai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wasyaha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wasayaa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wasayay | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wasia | 67 | 3,012 | / |
| Bashaija | 67 | 2,946 | / |
| Wasya | 67 | 884 | / |
| Wasao | 67 | 123 | / |
| Wasae | 67 | 81 | / |
| Wasji | 67 | 53 | / |
| Wasij | 67 | 22 | / |
| Basja | 67 | 19 | / |
| Wasjo | 67 | 15 | / |
| Wasiahah | 67 | 4 | / |
| Wasayiea | 67 | 3 | / |
| Wasayaha | 67 | 3 | / |
| Vasja | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bahsaija | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wasaiyah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vasaajay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wassayya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wasaayia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wasiha'a | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vasiajay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Basaijah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bashejja | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bassaija | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wasayaea | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Wasajja
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