Wassaw Surname
Approximately 8 people bear this surname
Wassaw Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 6 | 1:6,506,546 | 123,710 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Wassaw Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wassaw Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wassaw occurs more in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Wassaw click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wassaw? popularity and diffusion
The surname Wassaw is the 6,723,624th most commonly occurring family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. Wassaw is mostly found in Africa, where 88 percent of Wassaw reside; 75 percent reside in East Africa and 75 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
The last name Wassaw is most widespread in Uganda, where it is borne by 6 people, or 1 in 6,506,546. In Uganda it is primarily concentrated in: Buikwe District, where 33 percent are found, Buvuma District, where 17 percent are found and Kampala District, where 17 percent are found. Barring Uganda Wassaw is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Ghana, where 13 percent are found and The United States, where 13 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wasaw | 91 | 4 | / |
| Wassaf | 83 | 164 | / |
| Washaw | 83 | 44 | / |
| Vassaw | 83 | 17 | / |
| Wasawe | 83 | 10 | / |
| Watsaw | 83 | 3 | / |
| Waisaw | 83 | 2 | / |
| Weasaw | 83 | 1 | / |
| Wassow | 83 | 1 | / |
| Wessaw | 83 | 1 | / |
| Wasawf | 83 | 1 | / |
| Wausaw | 83 | 0 | / |
| Bassawh | 77 | 19 | / |
| Wassaff | 77 | 9 | / |
| Wassafe | 77 | 7 | / |
| Watshaw | 77 | 4 | / |
| Wassauf | 77 | 2 | / |
| Weassow | 77 | 1 | / |
| Basshaw | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wassaif | 77 | 1 | / |
| Waishaw | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wadshaw | 77 | 0 | / |
| Wasaf | 73 | 1,010 | / |
| Wesaw | 73 | 210 | / |
| Wasow | 73 | 84 | / |
| Wasav | 73 | 2 | / |
| Wosaw | 73 | 1 | / |
| Vashaw | 67 | 298 | / |
| Wasaff | 67 | 149 | / |
| Washow | 67 | 66 | / |
| Vasawe | 67 | 34 | / |
| Wasowa | 67 | 27 | / |
| Wassof | 67 | 22 | / |
| Veasaw | 67 | 20 | / |
| Beasaw | 67 | 18 | / |
| Wasowe | 67 | 11 | / |
| Bassaf | 67 | 11 | / |
| Vassav | 67 | 9 | / |
| Weesaw | 67 | 9 | / |
| Bassab | 67 | 5 | / |
| Vassab | 67 | 5 | / |
| Waasaf | 67 | 4 | / |
| Wasaif | 67 | 4 | / |
| Wasaub | 67 | 4 | / |
| Wasahb | 67 | 4 | / |
| Vassaf | 67 | 4 | / |
| Waisaf | 67 | 3 | / |
| Watsow | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wasaaf | 67 | 2 | / |
| Waizaw | 67 | 2 | / |
| Vasavw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Waxhaw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wasaph | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wasatv | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wessow | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wojsaw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wasiaf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wohsaw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bassów | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bossaw | 67 | 0 | / |
| Weasow | 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 Wassaw
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