Washela Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Washela Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
Washela (48) may also be a first name.
Washela Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Washela Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Washela has its highest incidence in Tanzania. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Washela? popularity and diffusion
The surname Washela is the 8,968,613th most frequent last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 75 percent of Washela live; 50 percent live in East Africa and 50 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,448,253rd most common first name globally. It is borne by 48 people.
This surname is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 26,470,806. In Tanzania it is most numerous in: Mwanza Region, where 50 percent are found. Besides Tanzania this last name is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 25 percent are found and India, where 25 percent are found.
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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 Washela
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