Wasiaya Surname
Approximately 8 people bear this surname
Wasiaya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 5 | 1:9,235,980 | 55,978 |
| Pakistan | 3 | 1:59,547,962 | 132,569 |
Wasiaya (9) may also be a first name.
Wasiaya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wasiaya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wasiaya is held by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wasiaya? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 6,723,624th most common family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. The surname Wasiaya is predominantly found in Africa, where 63 percent of Wasiaya are found; 63 percent are found in East Africa and 50 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 3,941,740th most widely held first name at a global level It is held by 9 people.
This surname is most frequent in Kenya, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 9,235,980. In Kenya Wasiaya is primarily found in: Siaya County, where 80 percent reside and Kakamega County, where 20 percent reside. Other than Kenya this last name is found in one country. It is also common in Pakistan, where 38 percent reside.
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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 Wasiaya
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