Wasena Surname
Approximately 268 people bear this surname
Wasena Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 119 | 1:444,888 | 31,116 |
| Uganda | 116 | 1:336,546 | 22,436 |
| Indonesia | 23 | 1:5,749,965 | 259,967 |
| Kenya | 9 | 1:5,131,100 | 45,516 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
Wasena (37) may also be a first name.
Wasena Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wasena Come From? nationality or country of origin
Wasena is more commonly found in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wasena? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 968,490th most common last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 27,192,336 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 91 percent of Wasena are found; 91 percent are found in East Africa and 90 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Wasena is also the 1,688,769th most frequent first name throughout the world. It is borne by 37 people.
The surname is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is held by 119 people, or 1 in 444,888. In Tanzania Wasena is most prevalent in: Rukwa Region, where 83 percent reside, Dodoma Region, where 8 percent reside and Mbeya Region, where 3 percent reside. Other than Tanzania it is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 43 percent reside and Indonesia, where 9 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 Wasena
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