Wasamunu Surname
Approximately 992 people bear this surname
Wasamunu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 953 | 1:16,632 | 1,864 |
| Namibia | 26 | 1:92,669 | 8,353 |
| Zimbabwe | 11 | 1:1,403,476 | 76,064 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Wasamunu (563) may also be a first name.
Wasamunu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wasamunu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Wasamunu is held by more people in Zambia than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Wasamunu? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 363,955th most frequently occurring surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 7,346,316 people. The surname Wasamunu occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Wasamunu reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Wasamunu is also the 354,031st most frequently used forename internationally, held by 563 people.
It is most widespread in Zambia, where it is borne by 953 people, or 1 in 16,632. In Zambia Wasamunu is mostly concentrated in: Western Province, where 65 percent reside, Lusaka Province, where 10 percent reside and Southern Province, where 9 percent reside. Besides Zambia this last name exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Namibia, where 3 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wasamuno | 88 | 3 | / |
| Wasamuna | 88 | 1 | / |
| Wasmun | 86 | 86 | / |
| Wasuamuna | 82 | 1 | / |
| Wazamungu | 82 | 1 | / |
| Wasimun | 80 | 24 | / |
| Wasamin | 80 | 4 | / |
| Wasamon | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wisamun | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wasamen | 80 | 1 | / |
| Waisamon | 75 | 70 | / |
| Wasiaman | 75 | 15 | / |
| Wasimanu | 75 | 8 | / |
| Waisamen | 75 | 6 | / |
| Wassamon | 75 | 4 | / |
| Wasamana | 75 | 2 | / |
| Wassaman | 75 | 2 | / |
| Wasimune | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wisaimun | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wasamono | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wasaimon | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wasamani | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wusamenu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wassmaun | 75 | 0 | / |
| Wasman | 71 | 1,337 | / |
| Wasmin | 71 | 223 | / |
| Wayasamin | 71 | 3 | / |
| Wasiamane | 71 | 2 | / |
| Wasmon | 71 | 2 | / |
| Wasimn | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wasmen | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wassamann | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wasawa Muana | 70 | 1 | / |
| Waisman | 67 | 1,414 | / |
| Wassman | 67 | 600 | / |
| Wasiman | 67 | 419 | / |
| Wasimin | 67 | 394 | / |
| Wasmann | 67 | 304 | / |
| Wajsman | 67 | 289 | / |
| Wasmine | 67 | 205 | / |
| Wasmini | 67 | 77 | / |
| Waseman | 67 | 61 | / |
| Waysman | 67 | 53 | / |
| Wasmoen | 67 | 46 | / |
| Wasmani | 67 | 30 | / |
| Wasmana | 67 | 22 | / |
| Wisaman | 67 | 17 | / |
| Wahsman | 67 | 5 | / |
| Wasmeen | 67 | 4 | / |
| Wasmane | 67 | 4 | / |
| Waismen | 67 | 4 | / |
| Wasimon | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wassmon | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wasmono | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wusamin | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wasumon | 67 | 2 | / |
| Waseemn | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wissamn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Waewsamana | 67 | 1 | / |
| Waismon | 67 | 1 | / |
| Waesman | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wusumun | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weasman | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wasjman | 67 | 0 | / |
| Waasman | 67 | 0 | / |
| Wassmen | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Wasamunu
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