Wauswa Surname

4,116,508th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 23 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Wauswa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wauswa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda191:2,054,69965,771
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419

Wauswa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wauswa is found in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wauswa? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 4,116,508th most widespread last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 316,849,822 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Wauswa live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 65 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

This last name is most widely held in Uganda, where it is held by 19 people, or 1 in 2,054,699. In Uganda it is most frequent in: Manafwa District, where 63 percent reside, Mbale District, where 16 percent reside and Bulambuli District, where 11 percent reside. Outside of Uganda this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in Kenya, where 17 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Waswa9133,342/
Wauwa9190/
Waiswa8350,473/
Wasswa8335,118/
Wauwau8345/
Wayuwa8322/
Washwa8321/
Wasway8315/
Waaswa8315/
Wahuwa837/
Waswai834/
Waswah834/
Waswaa832/
Waswwa831/
Wawa8018,450/
Waisswa77167/
Wayiswa7738/
Wasswas7710/
Wassswa773/
Waasswa772/
Wasswah772/
Waswath771/
Wasswaa771/
Waihuwa771/
Waaiswa771/
Waishwa771/
Waiswaa771/
Waiwa7320,222/
Wayua7314,730/
Wasua73736/
Wawah73310/
Wahwa73189/
Wawai73106/
Waswo7374/
Waswi7360/
Waway7353/
Vuswa7337/
Wawua7329/
Wusua7328/
Waawa7323/
Wauwo7313/
Wawaa736/
Waswe735/
Wauva735/
Waywa735/
Vaswa733/
Wawea733/
Wauba733/
Wajwa732/
Waiua732/
Wajua732/
Wuaua731/
Wawwa731/
Woswa731/
Wayuwach714/
Wayuwhap711/
Wadswath710/
Waiwai67341/
Wawaad67244/
Wayway67169/
Wahwai67162/
Busway6786/
Weawea6781/
Wajewa6777/
Wayowa6766/
Wahwah6718/
Wawath6715/
Wahawa6714/
Hwahwa6711/
Wayawa6710/
Waaway6710/
Waihwa678/
Weiswa676/
Waiwad674/
Waswit674/
Busswa673/
Washua673/
Waisua673/
Bayswa672/
Buswah672/
Wajiwa672/
Wawewa672/
Wayiwa672/
Wassua672/
Wayuweach672/
Baswha671/
Wauhba671/
Vaswad671/
Vaswai671/
Wajawa671/
Waazua671/
Wachwa671/
Waa'wa671/
Waawaa671/
Waiswe671/
Waizwa671/
Bausua671/
Wayuah671/
Waiwga671/
Whawha671/
Wausby670/
Wasswo670/
Wawach670/

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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 Wauswa
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis