Wasamu Surname
Approximately 7 people bear this surname
Wasamu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 5 | 1:9,235,980 | 55,978 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Wasamu (27) may also be a first name.
Wasamu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wasamu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Wasamu is found most in Kenya. It can be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Wasamu.
How Common Is The Last Name Wasamu? popularity and diffusion
Wasamu is the 7,117,718th most commonly used last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 29 percent of Wasamu are found; 14 percent are found in Central Africa and 14 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,036,353rd most frequently used given name worldwide, borne by 27 people.
It is most widely held in Kenya, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 9,235,980. Barring Kenya this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 14 percent live and Nigeria, where 14 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wassamou | 86 | 4 | / |
| Wasamuth | 86 | 2 | / |
| Basamu | 83 | 17 | / |
| Vasamu | 83 | 12 | / |
| Wazamu | 83 | 2 | / |
| Baasamu | 77 | 7 | / |
| Bashamu | 77 | 6 | / |
| Woshamu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Watsomu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Vaisamu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wazzamu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bausamu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wachamu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bassamou | 71 | 99 | / |
| Baisamau | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bausamui | 71 | 1 | / |
| Waazzamu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Warzamou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Baisammu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Uosamu | 67 | 155 | / |
| Vazamu | 67 | 62 | / |
| Vajamu | 67 | 13 | / |
| Bazamu | 67 | 8 | / |
| Wazemu | 67 | 5 | / |
| Wazomu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Wachamuth | 67 | 3 | / |
| Wassoumou | 67 | 2 | / |
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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 Wasamu
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