Washira Surname
Approximately 75 people bear this surname
Washira Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 64 | 1:721,561 | 30,456 |
| Zimbabwe | 9 | 1:1,715,360 | 84,476 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Washira (105) may also be a first name.
Washira Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Washira Come From? nationality or country of origin
Washira (Hindi: वशीरा) has its highest incidence in Kenya. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Washira? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 2,185,341st most common surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 97,167,279 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Washira reside; 87 percent reside in East Africa and 85 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 920,134th most commonly occurring first name on earth It is held by 105 people.
It is most commonly occurring in Kenya, where it is borne by 64 people, or 1 in 721,561. In Kenya Washira is most common in: Trans Nzoia County, where 95 percent live, Kakamega County, where 2 percent live and Kirinyaga County, where 2 percent live. Without taking into account Kenya it exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 12 percent live and Malawi, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Washira Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Washira in the Hindi language | ||
| वशीरा | vasira | - |
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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 Washira
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