Wastara Surname

2,121,169th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 79 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Wastara Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wastara Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania651:814,48642,828
Indonesia131:10,173,015372,576
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Wastara (2,161) may also be a first name.

Wastara Last Name Facts

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

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

How Common Is The Last Name Wastara? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,121,169th most commonly held family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 92,247,417 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 82 percent of Wastara reside; 82 percent reside in East Africa and 82 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Wastara is also the 161,344th most prevalent first name throughout the world, held by 2,161 people.

The surname Wastara is most widely held in Tanzania, where it is borne by 65 people, or 1 in 814,486. In Tanzania Wastara is most numerous in: Dar es Salaam Region, where 85 percent reside, Arusha Region, where 14 percent reside and Dodoma Region, where 2 percent reside. Besides Tanzania Wastara exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 16 percent reside and Kenya, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Waishtara881/
Bastara86152/
Wastari86111/
Wastaro8632/
Vastara862/
Bastaray80372/
Bastarai80247/
Wastarho8034/
Vastarad8021/
Vastaraj802/
Wastahro801/
Waisetharaj781/
Wahastari755/
Vaistaras751/
Bastari713,333/
Westera71951/
Vastari7199/
Vastare7178/
Bastare7122/
Wastori7118/
Bastary719/
Bastora717/
Bastaro716/
Vayshtaras714/
Vastera712/
Wostera711/
Westaro711/
Vastarraja711/
Wastoro711/
Westeraa6747/
Bashtari6747/
Westhora6739/
Vasthare6726/
Boustara6716/
Wastorih6710/
Vastarge672/
Bastareh671/
Bastaire671/
Vasttari671/
Bastoray671/
Westeray670/

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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
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  • 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 Wastara
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