Wasasa Surname

3,373,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 34 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Wasasa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wasasa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea251:326,14943,617
Uganda41:9,759,820144,676
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Wasasa (30) may also be a first name.

Wasasa Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Wasasa Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Wasasa is more commonly found in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wasasa? popularity and diffusion

The surname Wasasa is the 3,373,373rd most widely held family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 214,339,586 people. The last name occurs mostly in Oceania, where 74 percent of Wasasa reside; 74 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 74 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. Wasasa is also the 1,911,214th most frequently occurring first name in the world It is held by 30 people.

The last name is most frequent in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 25 people, or 1 in 326,149. In Papua New Guinea Wasasa is mostly concentrated in: Eastern Highlands, where 92 percent are found and National Capital District, where 8 percent are found. Other than Papua New Guinea Wasasa is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 12 percent are found and Burundi, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wasassa9220/
Wassasa922/
Washasha862/
Wasasahe861/
Basasa83416/
Wasesa83348/
Wasosa8366/
Wasaza8363/
Vasasa838/
Wasasi834/
Wesasa831/
Wasase831/
Wasaso831/
Wosasa831/
Basaasa77131/
Baysasa775/
Baisasa775/
Basasay772/
Basassa772/
Basasha772/
Bassasa772/
Wassaza772/
Wasazza771/
Baasasa771/
Wasasit771/
Wausaca770/
Bashasha711,199/
Basaysay711,018/
Bassassa71107/
Wassadjo7132/
Bassasha7130/
Vatsasai7116/
Vasasaia718/
Basausau717/
Washashi715/
Waasajja712/
Basahsah711/
Vaisasai711/
Basaasha711/
Bahsassa711/
Wasatshi711/
Wasaaija711/
Watsaseh711/
Waseso671,285/
Basosa67631/
Uesasa67207/
Basaza67118/
Basasi67106/
Basase6786/
Bosasa6775/
Bashaasha6760/
Vasesa6752/
Basaso6741/
Wosaza6731/
Waisatcha6727/
Wazaza6722/
Vasasi6711/
Wazase678/
Vasase676/
Wuashacia674/
Bashaisha673/
Wasace672/
Vhashasha671/
Waschasit671/
Baashasha671/
Vasosa671/
Wesaza671/
Wasosi671/
Wassassie671/
Waseza671/
Vasaza671/
Wasoja671/
Waxaza671/
Waxase671/
Washauser670/
Wacasa670/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Wasasa
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