Wasendwa Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Wasendwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wasendwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya91:5,131,10045,516

Wasendwa Last Name Facts

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

Wasendwa is found most in Kenya. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wasendwa? popularity and diffusion

It is the 6,360,413th most common last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Wasendwa live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

The surname is most prevalent in Kenya, where it is borne by 9 people, or 1 in 5,131,100. In Kenya Wasendwa is primarily found in: Busia County, where 44 percent reside, Siaya County, where 44 percent reside and Kajiado County, where 11 percent reside.

Wasendwa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Wasendwa surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Watendwa887/
Basendwa881/
Wandwa866/
Basendwah827/
Wandwas801/
Waundwa801/
Watendua754/
Basindwa752/
Wahandwa751/
Wandua71133/
Wantwa71132/
Wandwo711/
Baundwa6727/
Bandwah6714/
Wanthwa675/
Bandwua671/
Baindwa671/
Wanduay671/
Bandway670/

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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
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  • 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 Wasendwa
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