Wasama Surname
Approximately 463 people bear this surname
Wasama Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt | 122 | 1:753,572 | 38,342 |
| Japan | 91 | 1:1,404,882 | 23,668 |
| Kenya | 85 | 1:543,293 | 26,596 |
| DR Congo | 68 | 1:1,086,464 | 68,260 |
| Uganda | 42 | 1:929,507 | 41,540 |
| Finland | 32 | 1:171,772 | 15,201 |
| India | 14 | 1:54,790,384 | 527,769 |
| Maldives | 2 | 1:202,086 | 4,973 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
Wasama (406) may also be a first name.
Wasama Demographics
Wasama Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Wasama Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wasama Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wasama (Arabic: وساما, Hindi: वसामा, Marathi: वासमा, Oriya: ୱାସାମା) occurs most in Egypt. It can occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Wasama? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 652,085th most frequently occurring family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 15,739,840 people. Wasama occurs mostly in Africa, where 69 percent of Wasama live; 27 percent live in East Africa and 26 percent live in Arabic North Africa. Wasama is also the 427,982nd most frequently occurring first name world-wide It is held by 406 people.
This surname is most frequent in Egypt, where it is held by 122 people, or 1 in 753,572. Besides Egypt this last name is found in 13 countries. It is also common in Japan, where 20 percent are found and Kenya, where 18 percent are found.
Wasama Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
Wasama Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Wasama in the Hindi language | ||
| वसामा | vasama | - |
| Wasama in the Oriya language | ||
| ୱାସାମା | wasama | 63.64 |
| ରକମ | rakama | 9.09 |
| ୱାସମା | wasama | 9.09 |
| ୱାଶାମା | wasama | 9.09 |
| ୱସାମା | wasama | 9.09 |
| Wasama in the Marathi language | ||
| वासमा | vasama | 50 |
| वासम | vasama | 50 |
| Wasama in the Arabic language | ||
| وساما | wsama | - |
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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 Wasama
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