Wasowa Surname

3,798,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Wasowa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wasowa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda251:1,561,57156,175
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791

Wasowa Last Name Facts

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

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

How Common Is The Last Name Wasowa? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,798,600th most widespread family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 269,909,108 people. The last name Wasowa 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 is most frequent in Uganda, where it is held by 25 people, or 1 in 1,561,571. In Uganda it is primarily found in: Bududa District, where 84 percent are found, Mbale District, where 8 percent are found and Buikwe District, where 4 percent are found. Beside Uganda this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 7 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Watsowa926/
Wasoway924/
Wasow9184/
Wasawa83181/
Washow8366/
Wosowa8310/
Wesowa835/
Watsow832/
Wazowa831/
Wassow831/
Weasow830/
Wasawas771,257/
Waschow77261/
Wasosua7734/
Basiowa777/
Wassawa777/
Waisawa776/
Wasawat772/
Wasawah772/
Bashowa771/
Baisowa771/
Waisova771/
Washawa771/
Wasawaa771/
Weassow771/
Washowo771/
Vashowa771/
Wasaf731,010/
Wasaw734/
Wasav732/
Wasawaas7123/
Basabowa711/
Wasseuwa711/
Waiszova711/
Wassawat711/
Basova6716,909/
Was675,543/
Wassaf67164/
Vasova67162/
Wasaff67149/
Basoba67124/
Washaw6744/
Wasoff6744/
Wazawa6734/
Wachow6730/
Wasouf6725/
Wasawo6724/
Wassof6722/
Washof6720/
Washov6714/
Wasava678/
Wassaw678/
Uasova675/
Waasaf674/
Wasahb674/
Waisaf673/
Watsaw673/
Wasová673/
Wasaaf672/
Waisaw672/
Bausow672/
Weasaw671/
Wasaph671/
Wasatv671/
Vashow671/
Wajawa671/
Wasiaf671/
Wadjouwai671/
Wozowa671/
Bazowa671/
Wasuof671/
Wezowa671/
Wasawf671/
Wasobo670/
Wausaw670/

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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
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