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 found in Papua New Guinea more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Wasau? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,398,030th most commonly occurring surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 46,715,038 people. Wasau is primarily found in Oceania, where 91 percent of Wasau reside; 91 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 90 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 2,523,061st most frequently used first name worldwide It is held by 19 people.
The surname is most numerous in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 140 people, or 1 in 58,241. In Papua New Guinea Wasau is most frequent in: East Sepik, where 79 percent reside, Madang, where 11 percent reside and West Sepik, where 9 percent reside. Beside Papua New Guinea this surname occurs in 6 countries. It is also found 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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