Al-Wasi Surname
Approximately 18 people bear this surname
Al-Wasi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | 10 | 1:7,678,252 | 153,484 |
| Afghanistan | 7 | 1:4,593,312 | 23,122 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Al-Wasi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Al-Wasi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Al-Wasi occurs most in Iran. It can appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Al-Wasi? popularity and diffusion
Al-Wasi is the 4,649,889th most numerous surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 404,863,662 people. This last name is primarily found in Asia, where 94 percent of Al-Wasi are found; 94 percent are found in South Asia and 94 percent are found in Islamic South Asia.
This last name is most frequently used in Iran, where it is borne by 10 people, or 1 in 7,678,252. In Iran Al-Wasi is most frequent in: Isfahan Province, where 80 percent are found, Mazandaran Province, where 10 percent are found and Tehran Province, where 10 percent are found. Excluding Iran this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Afghanistan, where 39 percent are found and Nigeria, where 6 percent are found.
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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 Al-Wasi
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