Wayiswa Surname
Approximately 38 people bear this surname
Wayiswa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 19 | 1:2,054,699 | 65,771 |
| Zimbabwe | 17 | 1:908,132 | 59,260 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Wayiswa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wayiswa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wayiswa is found in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Wayiswa.
How Common Is The Last Name Wayiswa? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 3,185,033rd most widespread last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 191,777,524 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Wayiswa live; 53 percent live in East Africa and 47 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
It is most commonly occurring in Uganda, where it is held by 19 people, or 1 in 2,054,699. In Uganda it is most common in: Nakaseke District, where 32 percent reside, Kampala District, where 11 percent reside and Mbale District, where 11 percent reside. Beside Uganda this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 45 percent reside and Kenya, where 3 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 Wayiswa
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