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
The last name Wasilwa is carried by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Wasilwa? popularity and diffusion
The surname Wasilwa is the 92,472nd most frequently used surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 1,410,402 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Wasilwa reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 90 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 274,430th most frequently used given name worldwide. It is borne by 878 people.
This surname is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is held by 4,684 people, or 1 in 9,859. In Kenya Wasilwa is mostly found in: Bungoma County, where 60 percent reside, Kakamega County, where 15 percent reside and Trans Nzoia County, where 12 percent reside. Other than Kenya this last name is found in 9 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 9 percent reside and The United Arab Emirates, where 0 percent reside.
Wasilwa Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Wasilwa last name 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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