Wasawas Surname

302,077th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,257 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Isle of Man

Wasawas Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wasawas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines1,2331:82,10714,220
Isle of Man71:12,2602,387
Taiwan51:4,688,94927,695
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Wasawas Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wasawas (Hindi: वासवास) occurs in The Philippines more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Wasawas.

How Common Is The Last Name Wasawas? popularity and diffusion

The surname Wasawas is the 302,077th most commonly occurring surname on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 5,797,570 people. Wasawas occurs predominantly in Asia, where 99 percent of Wasawas are found; 98 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 98 percent are found in Fil-Southeast Asia.

Wasawas is most common in The Philippines, where it is carried by 1,233 people, or 1 in 82,107. In The Philippines Wasawas is mostly found in: Central Visayas, where 44 percent reside, Zamboanga Peninsula, where 15 percent reside and Western Visayas, where 13 percent reside. Not including The Philippines it is found in 11 countries. It is also common in The Isle of Man, where 1 percent reside and Taiwan, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wasawaas9323/
Watsawas931/
Wasawa92181/
Vasawas8635/
Wassawa867/
Waisawa866/
Wasawat862/
Wasawah862/
Washawa861/
Wasawaa861/
Washawwash821/
Bassawas805/
Bashawas801/
Wassawat801/
Wazawa7734/
Wasowa7727/
Wasawo7724/
Wasava778/
Vasawa772/
Wajawa771/
Vasavas711,059/
Basabas71501/
Vashawa71106/
Wadjawa7127/
Basavas7122/
Warzawa7115/
Watsowa716/
Wasoway714/
Wachawa712/
Baysawa711/
Wazsaba711/
Washava711/
Wasawoc711/
Uesawas711/
Vasavais67306/
Wassahua6751/
Bashaway6710/
Vasavase6710/
Wotsawat678/
Wasahaba671/
Bashabas671/
Waidjawa671/
Wasseuwa671/
Wasseiwa671/
Watchawa671/
Vassawat671/
Wachawat671/
Uaysawat671/

Wasawas Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Wasawas in the Hindi language
वासवासvasavasa-

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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 Wasawas
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