Waswas Surname
Approximately 97 people bear this surname
Waswas Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 75 | 1:108,716 | 14,715 |
| Jordan | 6 | 1:1,473,740 | 19,539 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Waswas (36) may also be a first name.
Waswas Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Waswas Come From? nationality or country of origin
Waswas is found most frequently in Papua New Guinea. It can also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Waswas? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,882,912th most frequently used last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 75,129,339 people. Waswas is primarily found in Oceania, where 77 percent of Waswas are found; 77 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 77 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 1,717,090th most common first name internationally, borne by 36 people.
The last name Waswas is most widespread in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 75 people, or 1 in 108,716. In Papua New Guinea Waswas is most numerous in: East Sepik, where 51 percent reside, Southern Highlands, where 17 percent reside and Madang, where 9 percent reside. Barring Papua New Guinea this surname occurs in 10 countries. It is also common in Jordan, where 6 percent reside and The United Arab Emirates, where 4 percent reside.
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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 Waswas
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