Washaw Surname

2,944,094th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 44 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Washaw Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Washaw Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo411:1,801,94195,514
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Washaw Last Name Facts

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

The surname Washaw is found in The DR Congo more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Washaw.

How Common Is The Last Name Washaw? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,944,094th most numerous last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 165,626,044 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 95 percent of Washaw reside; 93 percent reside in Central Africa and 93 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa.

Washaw is most widely held in The DR Congo, where it is held by 41 people, or 1 in 1,801,941. Beside The DR Congo this last name occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 5 percent reside and Ethiopia, where 2 percent reside.

Washaw Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Washaw has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name decreased 60 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Watshaw924/
Waishaw921/
Wadshaw920/
Wasaw914/
Vashaw83298/
Washow8366/
Wasawe8310/
Wassaw838/
Watsaw833/
Waisaw832/
Wasawf831/
Weasaw831/
Waxhaw831/
Wausaw830/
Waschow77261/
Baishaw7717/
Vaishaw775/
Wasahab774/
Bajshaw773/
Bayshaw773/
Basshaw771/
Washaif771/
Vaushaw770/
Baushaw770/
Wasaf731,010/
Wesaw73210/
Wasow7384/
Wasav732/
Wosaw731/
Beaushaw7194/
Woodshaw711/
Bashab67371/
Boshaw67197/
Wassaf67164/
Wasaff67149/
Vashab6737/
Vasawe6734/
Wachow6730/
Wasowa6727/
Veasaw6720/
Washof6720/
Beasaw6718/
Vassaw6717/
Washov6714/
Wasowe6711/
Weesaw679/
Wasaub674/
Wasahb674/
Wasaif674/
Waasaf674/
Waisaf673/
Waizaw672/
Wasaaf672/
Watsow672/
Vashav672/
Bashaf672/
Wassow671/
Wasaph671/
Wasatv671/
Wessaw671/
Vasavw671/
Wasiaf671/
Wojsaw671/
Wohsaw671/
Vashow671/
Weasow670/
Veshaw670/
Weshow670/

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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 Washaw
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