Wasirwa Surname

685,266th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 433 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Wasirwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wasirwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda3681:106,08510,465
Kenya631:733,01430,691
England11:55,718,059489,080
Germany11:80,505,459560,955

Wasirwa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wasirwa is found in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wasirwa? popularity and diffusion

The surname Wasirwa is the 685,266th most frequently held family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 16,830,360 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Wasirwa live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 53 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

The surname is most commonly used in Uganda, where it is borne by 368 people, or 1 in 106,085. In Uganda it is most common in: Mbale District, where 33 percent reside, Manafwa District, where 20 percent reside and Kamwenge District, where 8 percent reside. Apart from Uganda it is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 15 percent reside and England, where 0 percent reside.

Wasirwa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wasairwa9328/
Washirwa931/
Wassirwa931/
Watsirwa931/
Waserwa861/
Bassirwa801/
Washerway750/
Baserwa71318/
Bagirwa7161/
Basirwe7127/
Basirua714/
Bosirwa711/
Bazirwa711/
Bashirua676/
Bashirwe675/
Basirbay671/
Wacherwa671/
Basirbai671/
Bashirba671/
Basherwa671/
Wousirba671/
Vajirwad671/

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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 Wasirwa
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