Waswaga Surname
Approximately 81 people bear this surname
Waswaga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 77 | 1:507,004 | 28,868 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
Waswaga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Waswaga Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Waswaga is found in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Waswaga click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Waswaga? popularity and diffusion
Waswaga is the 2,091,648th most frequent last name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 89,969,703 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Waswaga reside; 95 percent reside in East Africa and 58 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
The last name Waswaga is most frequent in Uganda, where it is carried by 77 people, or 1 in 507,004. In Uganda Waswaga is primarily found in: Sironko District, where 49 percent live, Mbale District, where 39 percent live and Buikwe District, where 1 percent live. Excluding Uganda this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 5 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waswanga | 93 | 2 | / |
| Waswagga | 93 | 1 | / |
| Wawaga | 92 | 30 | / |
| Woswaga | 86 | 23 | / |
| Wawaigha | 80 | 7 | / |
| Wajwanga | 80 | 2 | / |
| Baswagha | 80 | 1 | / |
| Baiswaga | 80 | 1 | / |
| Waswangi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wajwang'a | 75 | 1 | / |
| Basbaga | 71 | 7 | / |
| Wabaaga | 71 | 2 | / |
| Wabagha | 71 | 2 | / |
| Bajwaga | 71 | 2 | / |
| Wabagai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wawoiga | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wawagou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wasuage | 71 | 1 | / |
| Baswage | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wawounga | 67 | 5 | / |
| Wabaagha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wawangoi | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Waswaga
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