Wasilwa Surname

92,472nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,167 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Wasilwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wasilwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya4,6841:9,8591,260
Uganda4691:83,2398,838
United Arab Emirates51:1,832,45558,414
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
England11:55,718,059489,080
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Wasilwa (878) may also be a first name.

Wasilwa Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Wasilwa Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Wasilwa occurs in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wasilwa? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 92,472nd most frequent surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 1,410,402 people. The last name Wasilwa is primarily found 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 commonly held first name world-wide. It is borne by 878 people.

The surname Wasilwa is most common in Kenya, where it is carried by 4,684 people, or 1 in 9,859. In Kenya Wasilwa is primarily found in: Bungoma County, where 60 percent reside, Kakamega County, where 15 percent reside and Trans Nzoia County, where 12 percent reside. Beside 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 carrying the last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wassilwa9377/
Wasilewa9322/
Wasilwah931/
Washilwa931/
Wasilua86216/
Wajilwa861/
Wesilwa861/
Washilwe8034/
Vasilewa802/
Bassilwa801/
Basilua713,757/
Basilwo719/
Vasilua711/
Wazilua711/
Basilba711/
Bassilua672/
Wachelwa671/
Base'elwa631/
Vaslva621/
Vasilui573/
Baselba571/
Baselua571/
Bosilua571/
Veselwa571/
Vasilue571/
Waselues5317/
Basylbay534/
Wouzilba531/
Vasylyuha5021/
Weaselboy5016/
Wazlewood501/

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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
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  • 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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