Wasikye Surname
Approximately 222 people bear this surname
Wasikye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 219 | 1:178,262 | 14,925 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
Wasikye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wasikye Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wasikye is carried by more people in Uganda than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Wasikye.
How Common Is The Last Name Wasikye? popularity and diffusion
The last name Wasikye is the 1,101,507th most widespread surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 32,826,783 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Wasikye live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 75 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa.
The last name is most commonly occurring in Uganda, where it is held by 219 people, or 1 in 178,262. In Uganda it is mostly found in: Mbale District, where 76 percent are found, Bulambuli District, where 7 percent are found and Bududa District, where 7 percent are found. Apart from Uganda this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 1 percent are found and Canada, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wassikye | 93 | 1 | / |
| Basikye | 86 | 1 | / |
| Wasikey | 86 | 1 | / |
| Wesikye | 86 | 1 | / |
| Basikiye | 80 | 41 | / |
| Bashikye | 80 | 21 | / |
| Wassikie | 80 | 9 | / |
| Wassikee | 80 | 2 | / |
| Wasikoyo | 80 | 2 | / |
| Wasikhoya | 75 | 1 | / |
| Basikie | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wasikaa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bashekye | 67 | 249 | / |
| Vasuikay | 67 | 39 | / |
| Basekuye | 67 | 29 | / |
| Basuikay | 67 | 6 | / |
| Vasikhae | 67 | 1 | / |
| Basikayi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Basekeye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Basekaye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Beisikye | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Wasikye
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