Wasanja Surname
Approximately 5 people bear this surname
Wasanja Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 4 | 1:9,759,820 | 144,676 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Wasanja Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wasanja Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wasanja is more frequently found in Uganda than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wasanja? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 8,193,072nd most commonly used surname globally, held by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Wasanja are found; 80 percent are found in East Africa and 80 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
The last name is most commonly used in Uganda, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 9,759,820. In Uganda it is most numerous in: Buyende District, where 50 percent are found, Butaleja District, where 25 percent are found and Kaliro District, where 25 percent are found. Not including Uganda this last name is found in one country. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 20 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wasandja | 93 | 1 | / |
| Washainja | 88 | 4 | / |
| Wasanza | 86 | 109 | / |
| Wasanya | 86 | 74 | / |
| Wasanjo | 86 | 9 | / |
| Basanja | 86 | 2 | / |
| Wesanja | 86 | 2 | / |
| Wasania | 86 | 1 | / |
| Wajanja | 86 | 1 | / |
| Wassansa | 80 | 173 | / |
| Washanjo | 80 | 4 | / |
| Washanje | 80 | 3 | / |
| Wassanya | 80 | 2 | / |
| Wasaanya | 80 | 1 | / |
| Basanjja | 80 | 1 | / |
| Vasanijay | 75 | 13 | / |
| Wassanssa | 75 | 12 | / |
| Wasanchai | 75 | 8 | / |
| Bashainja | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wasssansa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wassannsa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wassancha | 75 | 1 | / |
| Basanya | 71 | 403 | / |
| Vasanji | 71 | 171 | / |
| Basansa | 71 | 105 | / |
| Wasange | 71 | 97 | / |
| Vasania | 71 | 92 | / |
| Basanza | 71 | 63 | / |
| Wazanza | 71 | 27 | / |
| Bosanja | 71 | 27 | / |
| Wazanya | 71 | 12 | / |
| Basania | 71 | 8 | / |
| Uasanya | 71 | 4 | / |
| Basanje | 71 | 4 | / |
| Basanji | 71 | 3 | / |
| Vasanya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Vasanha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wazania | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wasanso | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wasanye | 71 | 1 | / |
| Basanjo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wachania | 67 | 184 | / |
| Vasanjee | 67 | 90 | / |
| Waisange | 67 | 27 | / |
| Vassanji | 67 | 26 | / |
| Basaanya | 67 | 18 | / |
| Bashanji | 67 | 7 | / |
| Waijanya | 67 | 7 | / |
| Woshania | 67 | 5 | / |
| Basangia | 67 | 4 | / |
| Vasanyat | 67 | 4 | / |
| Baisanya | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bassanji | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bassanya | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wessania | 67 | 1 | / |
| Basanjeh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vaisanya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Basainya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vaisanha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vasancha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bassania | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vasanijo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vasanyha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vashanya | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Wasanja
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis