Wasua Surname

459,064th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 736 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Wasua Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wasua Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya3731:123,80710,307
DR Congo2801:263,85624,810
Papua New Guinea601:135,89518,658
Tanzania141:3,781,54451,645
Uganda81:4,879,910106,546
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Wasua (58) may also be a first name.

Wasua Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wasua is carried by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wasua? popularity and diffusion

It is the 459,064th most common last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 9,901,557 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 92 percent of Wasua live; 54 percent live in East Africa and 53 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,295,729th most frequent forename at a global level It is held by 58 people.

It is most commonly occurring in Kenya, where it is carried by 373 people, or 1 in 123,807. In Kenya it is most frequent in: Machakos County, where 51 percent live, Makueni County, where 43 percent live and Nakuru County, where 2 percent live. Outside of Kenya Wasua occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 38 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 8 percent live.

Wasua Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Waisua913/
Washua913/
Wassua912/
Wasuapp834/
Watsuha831/
Waisuha831/
Waishua831/
Wahasua831/
Watshua831/
Waswa8033,342/
Basua806,397/
Vasua8033/
Wazua808/
Wasuo803/
Wajua802/
Waiswa7350,473/
Wasswa7335,118/
Bashua73456/
Waisuo7350/
Wauswa7323/
Washwa7321/
Waaswa7315/
Wasway7315/
Vascua735/
Waswah734/
Waswai734/
Waicua732/
Waswaa732/
Bahsua732/
Waswwa731/
Bassua731/
Bausua731/
Vasuah731/
Waazua731/
Vahsua731/
Huashua67212/
Waisswa67167/
Vaisuah6736/
Huatsua6731/
Basuayi6728/
Wasswas6710/
Bassuah676/
Waushshuha674/
Waichua674/
Wassswa673/
Wasswah672/
Waasswa672/
Waiswaa671/
Vaisuae671/
Basuhai671/
Wassuos671/
Vaszuea671/
Wuissua671/
Whazuea671/
Warzuah671/
Bashuah671/
Waishwa671/
Waaiswa671/
Wasswaa671/
Waswath671/
Wachuas670/

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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 Wasua
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