Waswa Surname

16,643rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 33,342 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Waswa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Waswa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya20,2731:2,278361
Uganda12,7991:3,050522
Tanzania1201:441,18030,663
DR Congo341:2,172,929106,971
Canada271:1,364,65295,501
United States211:17,259,949572,238
Pakistan141:12,760,27855,960
Papua New Guinea131:627,20974,307
England101:5,571,806158,774
Sudan91:4,167,7995,799
Iceland31:126,6975,403
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Japan11:127,844,29373,547

Waswa (6,066) may also be a first name.

Waswa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Waswa (Hindi: वासवा) is more frequently found in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Waswa? popularity and diffusion

Waswa is the 16,643rd most frequently held last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 218,570 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Waswa reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 94 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 85,071st most frequently used first name world-wide. It is borne by 6,066 people.

Waswa is most widespread in Kenya, where it is borne by 20,273 people, or 1 in 2,278. In Kenya Waswa is most numerous in: Bungoma County, where 51 percent reside, Kakamega County, where 22 percent reside and Trans Nzoia County, where 13 percent reside. Barring Kenya this surname exists in 24 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 38 percent reside and Tanzania, where 0 percent reside.

Waswa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

The amount Waswa earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 27.02% less than the national average, earning $31,488 USD per year and in Canada they earn 41.46% less than the national average, earning $29,082 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Waiswa9150,473/
Wasswa9135,118/
Wauswa9123/
Washwa9121/
Waaswa9115/
Wasway9115/
Waswah914/
Waswai914/
Waswaa912/
Waswwa911/
Waisswa83167/
Wasswas8310/
Wassswa833/
Wasswah832/
Waasswa832/
Waiswaa831/
Waishwa831/
Waaiswa831/
Wasswaa831/
Waswath831/
Weswa801,541/
Wasua80736/
Waswo8074/
Waswi8060/
Waswe805/
Vaswa803/
Woswa801/
Wadswath770/
Wesswa73183/
Weiswa736/
Waswit734/
Waisua733/
Washua733/
Wassua732/
Bayswa732/
Weswah731/
Waizwa731/
Waiswe731/
Wachwa731/
Vaswai731/
Vaswad731/
Baswha731/
Wasswo730/
Waswije679/
Bahaswa674/
Wasuapp674/
Baiswea674/
Baswaih674/
Wahasua671/
Washwie671/
Watshua671/
Waishua671/
Waisuha671/
Vaswash671/
Baiswha671/
Wasswit671/
Watsuha671/

Waswa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Waswa in the Hindi language
वासवाvasava-

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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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  • 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 Waswa
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