Wasawa Surname

1,267,784th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 181 people bear this surname

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

Wasawa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wasawa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea671:121,69716,585
Japan611:2,095,80828,388
Pakistan381:4,701,15531,402
Uganda81:4,879,910106,546
Kenya51:9,235,98055,978
England21:27,859,030389,889

Wasawa (106) may also be a first name.

Wasawa Last Name Facts

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

Wasawa is borne by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Wasawa.

How Common Is The Last Name Wasawa? popularity and diffusion

The last name Wasawa is the 1,267,784th most frequently used surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 40,262,685 people. The surname is primarily found in Asia, where 55 percent of Wasawa reside; 37 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 37 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. Wasawa is also the 915,176th most widely held given name at a global level It is held by 106 people.

This last name is most frequently held in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 67 people, or 1 in 121,697. In Papua New Guinea Wasawa is primarily found in: West Sepik, where 39 percent reside, Gulf, where 36 percent reside and East Sepik, where 18 percent reside. Barring Papua New Guinea Wasawa exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Japan, where 34 percent reside and Pakistan, where 21 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wasawas921,257/
Wassawa927/
Waisawa926/
Wasawat922/
Wasawah922/
Washawa921/
Wasawaa921/
Wasawaas8623/
Watsawas861/
Wassawat861/
Wasewa8359/
Wazawa8334/
Wasowa8327/
Wasawo8324/
Wasawi8314/
Wasawe8310/
Wasava838/
Vasawa832/
Wajawa831/
Vashawa77106/
Wadjawa7727/
Warzawa7715/
Waseway779/
Wasewai778/
Watsowa776/
Wasehwa774/
Wasoway774/
Wesaway772/
Wachawa772/
Wazsaba771/
Wassewa771/
Wasiawe771/
Baysawa771/
Washava771/
Wasawit771/
Waesawo771/
Washawwash751/
Wassahua7151/
Bashaway7110/
Wotsawat718/
Wassawit712/
Uaysawat711/
Wachawat711/
Watsawit711/
Vassawat711/
Wasahaba711/
Waidjawa711/
Wasseuwa711/
Wasseiwa711/
Watchawa711/
Vasava675,423/
Basava674,967/
Uesawa671,080/
Basaba67163/
Wasave67125/
Huatsawat67104/
Wazaba6785/
Vasawe6734/
Vasaba6730/
Vajawa6726/
Wasowe6711/
Huadsawat679/
Wosaba679/
Wasavi671/
Huaysawat671/
Whadjawad671/
Watchawat671/
Wazowa671/
Baxawa671/
Waxaba671/
Huadsawad671/
Wasewo671/
Woussawai671/
Wojawa670/

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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 Wasawa
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