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 carried by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wasamu? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 7,117,718th most frequently occurring last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 29 percent of Wasamu live; 14 percent live in Central Africa and 14 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,036,353rd most frequently occurring given name in the world, held by 27 people.
The surname is most commonly occurring in Kenya, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 9,235,980. Apart from Kenya Wasamu exists 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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