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Where Does The Last Name Wassa Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Wassa (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻭﺍﺳﺎ) is found most in Cameroon. It may occur in the variant forms: Wässa or Wassà. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Wassa? ^{popularity and diffusion}

Wassa is the 57,665^th most frequently occurring surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 830,111 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 92 percent of Wassa live; 82 percent live in West Africa and 52 percent live in Chadic Africa. Wassa is also the 34,595^th most common first name globally It is held by 22,498 people.

The last name is most frequently held in Cameroon, where it is carried by 5,618 people, or 1 in 3,697. In Cameroon it is mostly concentrated in: Far North Region, where 78 percent reside, North Region, where 13 percent reside and East Region, where 4 percent reside. Without taking into account Cameroon this surname exists in 42 countries. It is also common in The Ivory Coast, where 7 percent reside and Niger, where 4 percent reside.

Wassa Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Wassa has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Wassa surname increased 600 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wassa Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those bearing the Wassa last name are 11.56% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 58.33% registered with the political party.

Wassa earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 33.98% more than the national average, earning $57,810 USD per year.