Wasira Surname
Approximately 260 people bear this surname
Wasira Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 91 | 1:581,776 | 36,762 |
| India | 79 | 1:9,709,688 | 189,874 |
| Indonesia | 55 | 1:2,404,531 | 143,692 |
| Papua New Guinea | 10 | 1:815,372 | 88,623 |
| United States | 8 | 1:45,307,367 | 917,113 |
| Uganda | 6 | 1:6,506,546 | 123,710 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Kenya | 4 | 1:11,544,975 | 62,419 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,784,606 | 41,943 |
Wasira (1,440) may also be a first name.
Wasira Demographics
Wasira Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Wasira Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wasira Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wasira (Hindi: वासिरा) occurs most in Tanzania. It can also be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Wasira.
How Common Is The Last Name Wasira? popularity and diffusion
The last name Wasira is the 988,329th most frequently used last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 28,029,023 people. The last name Wasira is predominantly found in Asia, where 52 percent of Wasira are found; 39 percent are found in East Africa and 38 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 205,614th most frequently used given name throughout the world It is held by 1,440 people.
It is most numerous in Tanzania, where it is carried by 91 people, or 1 in 581,776. In Tanzania Wasira is primarily concentrated in: Dar es Salaam Region, where 91 percent are found and Mara Region, where 1 percent are found. Not including Tanzania this last name is found in 8 countries. It also occurs in India, where 30 percent are found and Indonesia, where 21 percent are found.
Wasira Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
Wasira Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Wasira in the Hindi language | ||
| वासिरा | vasira | 50 |
| वसीरा | vasira | 50 |
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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 Wasira
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