Wasega Surname

1,248,410th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 185 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Wasega Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wasega Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda1381:282,89320,096
Nigeria401:4,428,569120,862
Kenya61:7,696,65052,907
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Wasega (40) may also be a first name.

Wasega Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wasega occurs in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Wasega.

How Common Is The Last Name Wasega? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,248,410th most frequent surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 39,392,140 people. The last name Wasega is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Wasega are found; 78 percent are found in East Africa and 53 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Wasega is also the 1,614,485th most widely held first name in the world It is held by 40 people.

This last name is most prevalent in Uganda, where it is borne by 138 people, or 1 in 282,893. In Uganda it is most common in: Butaleja District, where 55 percent reside, Mbale District, where 21 percent reside and Tororo District, where 9 percent reside. Not including Uganda this surname is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 22 percent reside and Kenya, where 3 percent reside.

Wasega Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Waisega924/
Wassega922/
Washega921/
Wasegha921/
Waseega921/
Washenga861/
Wasaga83232/
Wajega8369/
Wasege8352/
Basega8345/
Vasega8343/
Wasiga8313/
Wasoga832/
Wazega832/
Wesega831/
Wasegi831/
Wagega831/
Bassega77261/
Waseige7798/
Wassaga7795/
Wassiga7751/
Waciega7721/
Wuesega7714/
Wajjega7714/
Wasagai779/
Bashega774/
Bascega772/
Waisiga772/
Baseega772/
Washiga771/
Wasagga771/
Vascega771/
Wajegah771/
Wasaiga771/
Waesaga771/
Wasseige7196/
Wassiege717/
Wasseghi713/
Wessegay711/
Bassegai711/
Basheega711/
Waigegha711/
Wasige67972/
Basiga67946/
Wojega67365/
Bacega67281/
Bosega67240/
Bagega67131/
Bazega67110/
Wajiga6774/
Baxega6737/
Vasiga6731/
Wasogo6722/
Vesega6722/
Basego6718/
Wasago6712/
Vajega679/
Wesoga677/
Wasigi677/
Waziga676/
Waseangge675/
Basege674/
Wesiga674/
Vasaga674/
Wesego674/
Wesaga673/
Wazaga673/
Vasegi672/
Basegi672/
Wagiga671/
Vacega671/
Wazege671/
Wezega671/
Wasyge671/
Wasigo671/
Wosoga671/

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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 Wasega
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