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
The last name Wawasi is carried by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Wawasi? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 798,040th most numerous surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 20,703,255 people. The last name Wawasi is primarily 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 frequently used given name worldwide, borne by 89 people.
Wawasi is most widely held in Kenya, where it is borne by 350 people, or 1 in 131,943. In Kenya Wawasi is mostly concentrated in: Taita Taveta County, where 68 percent reside, Mombasa County, where 31 percent reside and Kilifi County, where 0 percent reside. Excluding Kenya Wawasi is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 0 percent reside and The Solomon Islands, where 0 percent reside.
Wawasi Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is primarily 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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