Wasamo Surname

3,100,440th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 40 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Wasamo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wasamo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
Papua New Guinea91:905,96994,851
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Wasamo Last Name Facts

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

Wasamo occurs more in The DR Congo more than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wasamo? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,100,440th most commonly used surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 182,188,648 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 70 percent of Wasamo are found; 68 percent are found in Central Africa and 68 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa.

This last name is most commonly held in The DR Congo, where it is held by 27 people, or 1 in 2,736,280. Other than The DR Congo Wasamo exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 23 percent reside and The United States, where 8 percent reside.

Wasamo Last Name Statistics demography

Wasamo earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 47.42% less than the national average, earning $22,688 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Waisamo929/
Wassamo921/
Waesamoh86107/
Wassamou864/
Weasamoh861/
Wassamoï861/
Wasama83463/
Wasemo8322/
Basamo839/
Vasamo834/
Wazamo834/
Wasomo831/
Waesama77245/
Washama77185/
Wassemo77116/
Waisama7793/
Wachamo7718/
Bassamo777/
Vashamo777/
Wasiama776/
Weasama775/
Uasamot774/
Baisamo774/
Wasamma773/
Wassama772/
Wasauma771/
Vassamo771/
Basamoh771/
Wasaama771/
Basamoo771/
Bassamou7199/
Waesamah7134/
Waisamat7128/
Baisamoh7118/
Washamma7115/
Watshama714/
Bassammo712/
Weasamah711/
Bassamoo711/
Wassaima711/
Watchamo711/
Warzamou711/
Wasema67404/
Vasama67375/
Basama67200/
Wazama67147/
Wajama6790/
Wosomo6788/
Wasoma6785/
Wezamo6762/
Vesamo6757/
Wesemo6719/
Bazamo6715/
Wajomo677/
Basomo676/
Wosama676/
Uasama674/
Wassoumou672/
Wacama672/
Baisahmoh671/
Vajamo671/
Wazemo671/
Bosamo671/
Wasaamath671/
Vasemo671/

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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
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  • 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 Wasamo
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