Wasau Surname
Approximately 156 people bear this surname
Wasau Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 140 | 1:58,241 | 7,447 |
| Uganda | 6 | 1:6,506,546 | 123,710 |
| Pakistan | 4 | 1:44,660,971 | 115,884 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
Wasau (19) may also be a first name.
Wasau Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wasau Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wasau is more commonly found in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Wasau? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,398,030th most frequent last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 46,715,038 people. This last name occurs mostly in Oceania, where 91 percent of Wasau are found; 91 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 90 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 2,523,061st most commonly used first name globally It is held by 19 people.
This surname is most prevalent in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 140 people, or 1 in 58,241. In Papua New Guinea Wasau is mostly concentrated in: East Sepik, where 79 percent reside, Madang, where 11 percent reside and West Sepik, where 9 percent reside. Not including Papua New Guinea this surname is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 4 percent reside and Pakistan, where 3 percent reside.
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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 Wasau
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