Wasasa Surname
Approximately 34 people bear this surname
Wasasa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 25 | 1:326,149 | 43,617 |
| Uganda | 4 | 1:9,759,820 | 144,676 |
| Burundi | 1 | 1:9,804,852 | 2,349 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
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 surname Wasasa is more commonly found in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Wasasa.
How Common Is The Last Name Wasasa? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 3,373,373rd most frequently held family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 214,339,586 people. Wasasa occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 74 percent of Wasasa reside; 74 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 74 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 1,911,214th most commonly held first name throughout the world, borne by 30 people.
The surname Wasasa is most frequent in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 25 people, or 1 in 326,149. In Papua New Guinea Wasasa is primarily found in: Eastern Highlands, where 92 percent live and National Capital District, where 8 percent live. Not including Papua New Guinea it exists in 6 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 12 percent live and Burundi, where 3 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wasassa | 92 | 20 | / |
| Wassasa | 92 | 2 | / |
| Washasha | 86 | 2 | / |
| Wasasahe | 86 | 1 | / |
| Basasa | 83 | 416 | / |
| Wasesa | 83 | 348 | / |
| Wasosa | 83 | 66 | / |
| Wasaza | 83 | 63 | / |
| Vasasa | 83 | 8 | / |
| Wasasi | 83 | 4 | / |
| Wesasa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Wasase | 83 | 1 | / |
| Wasaso | 83 | 1 | / |
| Wosasa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Basaasa | 77 | 131 | / |
| Baysasa | 77 | 5 | / |
| Baisasa | 77 | 5 | / |
| Basasay | 77 | 2 | / |
| Basassa | 77 | 2 | / |
| Basasha | 77 | 2 | / |
| Bassasa | 77 | 2 | / |
| Wassaza | 77 | 2 | / |
| Wasazza | 77 | 1 | / |
| Baasasa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wasasit | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wausaca | 77 | 0 | / |
| Bashasha | 71 | 1,199 | / |
| Basaysay | 71 | 1,018 | / |
| Bassassa | 71 | 107 | / |
| Wassadjo | 71 | 32 | / |
| Bassasha | 71 | 30 | / |
| Vatsasai | 71 | 16 | / |
| Vasasaia | 71 | 8 | / |
| Basausau | 71 | 7 | / |
| Washashi | 71 | 5 | / |
| Waasajja | 71 | 2 | / |
| Basahsah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Vaisasai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Basaasha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bahsassa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wasatshi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wasaaija | 71 | 1 | / |
| Watsaseh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Waseso | 67 | 1,285 | / |
| Basosa | 67 | 631 | / |
| Uesasa | 67 | 207 | / |
| Basaza | 67 | 118 | / |
| Basasi | 67 | 106 | / |
| Basase | 67 | 86 | / |
| Bosasa | 67 | 75 | / |
| Bashaasha | 67 | 60 | / |
| Vasesa | 67 | 52 | / |
| Basaso | 67 | 41 | / |
| Wosaza | 67 | 31 | / |
| Waisatcha | 67 | 27 | / |
| Wazaza | 67 | 22 | / |
| Vasasi | 67 | 11 | / |
| Wazase | 67 | 8 | / |
| Vasase | 67 | 6 | / |
| Wuashacia | 67 | 4 | / |
| Bashaisha | 67 | 3 | / |
| Wasace | 67 | 2 | / |
| Vhashasha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Waschasit | 67 | 1 | / |
| Baashasha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vasosa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wesaza | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wasosi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wassassie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Waseza | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vasaza | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wasoja | 67 | 1 | / |
| Waxaza | 67 | 1 | / |
| Waxase | 67 | 1 | / |
| Washauser | 67 | 0 | / |
| Wacasa | 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
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- 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 Wasasa
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