Wassajja Surname
Approximately 913 people bear this surname
Wassajja Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 912 | 1:42,806 | 5,385 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
Wassajja (10) may also be a first name.
Wassajja Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wassajja Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wassajja is found in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wassajja? popularity and diffusion
The surname Wassajja is the 388,475th most prevalent family name globally, borne by around 1 in 7,981,978 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Wassajja reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 100 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,684,242nd most frequently held first name globally It is held by 10 people.
The surname is most frequent in Uganda, where it is held by 912 people, or 1 in 42,806. In Uganda it is primarily concentrated in: Wakiso District, where 30 percent live, Kampala District, where 15 percent live and Mukono District, where 7 percent live. Besides Uganda this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in Finland, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wasajja | 93 | 2,235 | / |
| Wassjja | 93 | 1 | / |
| Waasajja | 88 | 2 | / |
| Wasjja | 86 | 2 | / |
| Bassaijja | 82 | 1 | / |
| Wasajya | 80 | 2 | / |
| Wassyaa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wasja | 77 | 271 | / |
| Basaijja | 75 | 15 | / |
| Bassaija | 75 | 1 | / |
| Basaajja | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wasaaija | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wassayya | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wassia | 71 | 487 | / |
| Wassao | 71 | 12 | / |
| Bashaijja | 71 | 9 | / |
| Wassya | 71 | 7 | / |
| Wassae | 71 | 4 | / |
| Wasaea | 71 | 3 | / |
| Wasyaa | 71 | 3 | / |
| Wasjah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wasiaa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wasaua | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wasaae | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wasaje | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wasaau | 71 | 1 | / |
| Basaija | 67 | 1,250 | / |
| Wasahua | 67 | 614 | / |
| Wasaiya | 67 | 80 | / |
| Wasayya | 67 | 21 | / |
| Wasayia | 67 | 14 | / |
| Wassaye | 67 | 12 | / |
| Wasaaya | 67 | 9 | / |
| Wasayao | 67 | 6 | / |
| Wassaou | 67 | 6 | / |
| Wasayai | 67 | 5 | / |
| Wasyaah | 67 | 4 | / |
| Wasayea | 67 | 4 | / |
| Washija | 67 | 3 | / |
| Wasaayo | 67 | 3 | / |
| Basaaja | 67 | 3 | / |
| Vasajay | 67 | 3 | / |
| Wassiah | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wassoua | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wasiaha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wassahi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wassiha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wassyah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Washaea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wasyaha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wasayaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wasayay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uasajai | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Wassajja
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