Wazaba Surname

2,034,059th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 85 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Wazaba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wazaba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda841:464,75327,435
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Wazaba Last Name Facts

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

Wazaba occurs most in Uganda. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wazaba? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,034,059th most commonly occurring last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 85,735,834 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Wazaba reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 88 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

The last name is most commonly held in Uganda, where it is held by 84 people, or 1 in 464,753. In Uganda Wazaba is most frequent in: Sironko District, where 80 percent are found, Mbale District, where 10 percent are found and Kayunga District, where 4 percent are found. Aside from Uganda it is found in one country. It is also found in Nigeria, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wazaaba924/
Wazsaba921/
Bazaba832,069/
Wasaba8368/
Wazeba8356/
Wajaba8347/
Wazawa8334/
Wazabi8323/
Wozaba835/
Wazoba831/
Waxaba831/
Watsaba77137/
Waizoba77122/
Washaba7755/
Warzawa7715/
Wachaba7714/
Waisaba7713/
Wajauba777/
Wassaba774/
Bazaiba771/
Warzabi771/
Wasiaba771/
Wadjaba771/
Wajahba771/
Bazabay771/
Watzeba770/
Washabau7136/
Waizooba712/
Watchaba712/
Wasahaba711/
Vaizabad711/
Bozaba67901/
Wasabi67813/
Wasawa67181/
Basaba67163/
Vacaba67144/
Bazoba6784/
Wasoba6765/
Wasabo6751/
Bazabe6735/
Vasaba6730/
Wesaba6726/
Waseba6718/
Wazobi6713/
Wosaba679/
Wasava678/
Wajoba675/
Vazabe672/
Bazabi672/
Wasabe671/
Baxaba671/
Bazabo671/
Baizabaha671/
Wojaba671/
Waiziabeh671/
Wazowa671/
Wajawa671/
Wacabo671/
Wezeba671/

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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 Wazaba
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