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 last name Wasua occurs more in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wasua? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 459,064th most numerous surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 9,901,557 people. Wasua occurs mostly in Africa, where 92 percent of Wasua live; 54 percent live in East Africa and 53 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Wasua is also the 1,295,729th most common given name internationally, held by 58 people.

It is most prevalent in Kenya, where it is held by 373 people, or 1 in 123,807. In Kenya it is most common in: Machakos County, where 51 percent live, Makueni County, where 43 percent live and Nakuru County, where 2 percent live. Other than Kenya Wasua exists 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 devotion of those carrying the Wasua surname is predominantly 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
  • 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 Wasua
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