Wawasi Surname
Approximately 352 people bear this surname
Wawasi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 350 | 1:131,943 | 10,850 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
Wawasi (89) may also be a first name.
Wawasi Demographics
Wawasi Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Wawasi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wawasi Come From? nationality or country of origin
Wawasi has its highest incidence in Kenya. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Wawasi? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 798,040th most frequently occurring family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 20,703,255 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Wawasi live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 99 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Wawasi is also the 1,011,231st most widely held first name throughout the world, held by 89 people.
The surname is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is held by 350 people, or 1 in 131,943. In Kenya it is primarily found in: Taita Taveta County, where 68 percent are found, Mombasa County, where 31 percent are found and Kilifi County, where 0 percent are found. Apart from Kenya it occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 0 percent are found and The Solomon Islands, where 0 percent are found.
Wawasi Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Wawasi surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waiwasi | 92 | 1 | / |
| Wasswasi | 86 | 1 | / |
| Wawaji | 83 | 70 | / |
| Wawase | 83 | 25 | / |
| Wawazi | 83 | 10 | / |
| Wabasi | 83 | 1 | / |
| Wewasi | 83 | 1 | / |
| Wawagi | 83 | 1 | / |
| Waiwasa | 77 | 88 | / |
| Waiwasy | 77 | 19 | / |
| Wabeasi | 77 | 17 | / |
| Wawachi | 77 | 14 | / |
| Baawasi | 77 | 2 | / |
| Wawasee | 77 | 1 | / |
| Vawasis | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wawasse | 77 | 1 | / |
| Waiwesi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Waiwachi | 71 | 34 | / |
| Bawahasi | 71 | 31 | / |
| Bahawasi | 71 | 2 | / |
| Bawaushi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wawaissa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Waweisih | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bawaishi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wawaseed | 71 | 1 | / |
| Babasi | 67 | 446 | / |
| Vavasi | 67 | 83 | / |
| Bavasi | 67 | 60 | / |
| Wawage | 67 | 56 | / |
| Waiwaiseu | 67 | 17 | / |
| Wawosa | 67 | 10 | / |
| Waiswaser | 67 | 8 | / |
| Wavaji | 67 | 6 | / |
| Wawace | 67 | 6 | / |
| Wawese | 67 | 3 | / |
| Wowase | 67 | 3 | / |
| Wajswaser | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bawaci | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wawaza | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vabasi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wowasa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bahawashi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wawaje | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wahabashi | 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 Wawasi
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