Wasaru Surname
Approximately 9 people bear this surname
Wasaru Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 8 | 1:1,929,780 | 92,581 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Wasaru (16) may also be a first name.
Wasaru Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wasaru Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wasaru is carried by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wasaru? popularity and diffusion
Wasaru is the 6,360,413th most commonly used surname internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Wasaru live; 89 percent live in Southern Africa and 89 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,786,762nd most numerous given name worldwide It is held by 16 people.
The last name Wasaru is most widespread in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 8 people, or 1 in 1,929,780. In Zimbabwe it is mostly concentrated in: Mashonaland East Province, where 75 percent reside, Bulawayo Province, where 13 percent reside and Harare Province, where 13 percent reside. Barring Zimbabwe this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in Uganda, where 11 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Washaru | 92 | 7 | / |
| Basaru | 83 | 456 | / |
| Vasaru | 83 | 23 | / |
| Wajaru | 83 | 1 | / |
| Wosaru | 83 | 1 | / |
| Wazaru | 83 | 1 | / |
| Waseru | 83 | 1 | / |
| Basharu | 77 | 2,176 | / |
| Basarou | 77 | 24 | / |
| Basairu | 77 | 10 | / |
| Bassaru | 77 | 9 | / |
| Vasaruj | 77 | 4 | / |
| Waiseru | 77 | 3 | / |
| Vasarud | 77 | 3 | / |
| Basarau | 77 | 2 | / |
| Vasarut | 77 | 1 | / |
| Vasarus | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bassarou | 71 | 388 | / |
| Basharhu | 71 | 4 | / |
| Bashairu | 71 | 2 | / |
| Wessarou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wassorou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Basaharu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Basharuu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Vacaru | 67 | 4,098 | / |
| Baçaru | 67 | 604 | / |
| Bazaru | 67 | 230 | / |
| Vajaru | 67 | 17 | / |
| Basoru | 67 | 11 | / |
| Woussarou | 67 | 9 | / |
| Baissarou | 67 | 5 | / |
| Waceru | 67 | 4 | / |
| Uazaru | 67 | 4 | / |
| Wassourou | 67 | 3 | / |
| Wazeru | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bosaru | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wezaharou | 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 Wasaru
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