Wasengwa Surname

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

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Wasengwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wasengwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Wasengwa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wasengwa is more frequently found in The DR Congo than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wasengwa? popularity and diffusion

Wasengwa is the 6,360,413th most frequent surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Wasengwa reside; 44 percent reside in Central Africa and 44 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa.

The surname Wasengwa is most commonly used in The DR Congo, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 18,469,892. Beside The DR Congo Wasengwa exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 44 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 11 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Basengwa881/
Wasingwa881/
Watengwa881/
Wangwa86971/
Washingwa828/
Wassingwa821/
Hwangwa80309/
Wangwai8016/
Wangwad807/
Wangkwa803/
Waingwa801/
Wangwat801/
Wangwau801/
Bahasengwa781/
Wazingwa75922/
Basingwa759/
Wasingua755/
Wazengua751/
Wanengua751/
Bosengwa751/
Wangwo7148/
Wankwa7129/
Wangua7121/
Wongwa716/
Wadzingwa716/
Vangwa711/
Waskwa711/
Wongwai679,221/
Wangwei67245/
Wongwas6754/
Wangwou6737/
Wongwad6732/
Wanghua6729/
Baungwa6721/
Vaungwa6719/
Wangvad676/
Wanguay676/
Wangkua675/
Vangwad675/
Weingwo673/
Wangbah673/
Wainkwa672/
Wangwoo672/
Vangwai671/
Wankwai671/
Vangwaz671/
Wangbea671/
Beingwa671/
Wanguha671/
Wongway671/
Wangbau671/

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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 Wasengwa
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