Wasowa Surname
Approximately 27 people bear this surname
Wasowa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 25 | 1:1,561,571 | 56,175 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1:4,076,858 | 165,791 |
Wasowa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wasowa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wasowa is found most in Uganda. It may be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Wasowa? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 3,798,600th most frequently occurring surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 269,909,108 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 93 percent of Wasowa are found; 93 percent are found in East Africa and 85 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
The surname Wasowa is most frequently held in Uganda, where it is carried by 25 people, or 1 in 1,561,571. In Uganda Wasowa is most numerous in: Bududa District, where 84 percent live, Mbale District, where 8 percent live and Buikwe District, where 4 percent live. Beside Uganda it is found in one country. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 7 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Watsowa | 92 | 6 | / |
| Wasoway | 92 | 4 | / |
| Wasow | 91 | 84 | / |
| Wasawa | 83 | 181 | / |
| Washow | 83 | 66 | / |
| Wosowa | 83 | 10 | / |
| Wesowa | 83 | 5 | / |
| Watsow | 83 | 2 | / |
| Wazowa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Wassow | 83 | 1 | / |
| Weasow | 83 | 0 | / |
| Wasawas | 77 | 1,257 | / |
| Waschow | 77 | 261 | / |
| Wasosua | 77 | 34 | / |
| Basiowa | 77 | 7 | / |
| Wassawa | 77 | 7 | / |
| Waisawa | 77 | 6 | / |
| Wasawat | 77 | 2 | / |
| Wasawah | 77 | 2 | / |
| Bashowa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Baisowa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Waisova | 77 | 1 | / |
| Washawa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wasawaa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Weassow | 77 | 1 | / |
| Washowo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Vashowa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wasaf | 73 | 1,010 | / |
| Wasaw | 73 | 4 | / |
| Wasav | 73 | 2 | / |
| Wasawaas | 71 | 23 | / |
| Basabowa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wasseuwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Waiszova | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wassawat | 71 | 1 | / |
| Basova | 67 | 16,909 | / |
| Was | 67 | 5,543 | / |
| Wassaf | 67 | 164 | / |
| Vasova | 67 | 162 | / |
| Wasaff | 67 | 149 | / |
| Basoba | 67 | 124 | / |
| Washaw | 67 | 44 | / |
| Wasoff | 67 | 44 | / |
| Wazawa | 67 | 34 | / |
| Wachow | 67 | 30 | / |
| Wasouf | 67 | 25 | / |
| Wasawo | 67 | 24 | / |
| Wassof | 67 | 22 | / |
| Washof | 67 | 20 | / |
| Washov | 67 | 14 | / |
| Wasava | 67 | 8 | / |
| Wassaw | 67 | 8 | / |
| Uasova | 67 | 5 | / |
| Waasaf | 67 | 4 | / |
| Wasahb | 67 | 4 | / |
| Waisaf | 67 | 3 | / |
| Watsaw | 67 | 3 | / |
| Wasová | 67 | 3 | / |
| Wasaaf | 67 | 2 | / |
| Waisaw | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bausow | 67 | 2 | / |
| Weasaw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wasaph | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wasatv | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vashow | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wajawa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wasiaf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wadjouwai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wozowa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bazowa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wasuof | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wezowa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wasawf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wasobo | 67 | 0 | / |
| Wausaw | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Wasowa
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis