Wasilwa Surname
Approximately 5,167 people bear this surname
Wasilwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 4,684 | 1:9,859 | 1,260 |
| Uganda | 469 | 1:83,239 | 8,838 |
| United Arab Emirates | 5 | 1:1,832,455 | 58,414 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
Wasilwa (878) may also be a first name.
Wasilwa Demographics
Wasilwa Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Wasilwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wasilwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Wasilwa has its highest incidence in Kenya. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Wasilwa? popularity and diffusion
The last name Wasilwa is the 92,472nd most commonly occurring family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 1,410,402 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Wasilwa live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 90 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 274,430th most frequent forename throughout the world. It is borne by 878 people.
The surname Wasilwa is most prevalent in Kenya, where it is borne by 4,684 people, or 1 in 9,859. In Kenya it is most prevalent in: Bungoma County, where 60 percent are found, Kakamega County, where 15 percent are found and Trans Nzoia County, where 12 percent are found. Outside of Kenya it is found in 9 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 9 percent are found and The United Arab Emirates, where 0 percent are found.
Wasilwa Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wassilwa | 93 | 77 | / |
| Wasilewa | 93 | 22 | / |
| Wasilwah | 93 | 1 | / |
| Washilwa | 93 | 1 | / |
| Wasilua | 86 | 216 | / |
| Wajilwa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Wesilwa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Washilwe | 80 | 34 | / |
| Vasilewa | 80 | 2 | / |
| Bassilwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Basilua | 71 | 3,757 | / |
| Basilwo | 71 | 9 | / |
| Vasilua | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wazilua | 71 | 1 | / |
| Basilba | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bassilua | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wachelwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Base'elwa | 63 | 1 | / |
| Vaslva | 62 | 1 | / |
| Vasilui | 57 | 3 | / |
| Baselba | 57 | 1 | / |
| Baselua | 57 | 1 | / |
| Bosilua | 57 | 1 | / |
| Veselwa | 57 | 1 | / |
| Vasilue | 57 | 1 | / |
| Waselues | 53 | 17 | / |
| Basylbay | 53 | 4 | / |
| Wouzilba | 53 | 1 | / |
| Vasylyuha | 50 | 21 | / |
| Weaselboy | 50 | 16 | / |
| Wazlewood | 50 | 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 Wasilwa
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