Al Waseem Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Yemen
Highest density in:
Yemen

Al Waseem Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Al Waseem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Yemen51:5,285,05921,214
England11:55,718,059489,080
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Al Waseem (9) may also be a first name.

Al Waseem Last Name Facts

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

The last name Al Waseem is more commonly found in Yemen than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Al Waseem? popularity and diffusion

Al Waseem is the 7,117,718th most prevalent family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The surname is mostly found in Asia, where 71 percent of Al Waseem reside; 71 percent reside in West Asia and 71 percent reside in Arabian Peninsula. Al Waseem is also the 3,941,740th most common given name internationally. It is borne by 9 people.

It is most frequent in Yemen, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 5,285,059. In Yemen it is primarily found in: Sana'a Governorate, where 80 percent live and Taiz Governorate, where 20 percent live. Besides Yemen this surname exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in England, where 14 percent live and The United States, where 14 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Al Waseen891/
Al Wasim824/
Al Basem821/
Al Washam788/
Al-Basem71497/
Al Wazim71209/
Al Basim71156/
Al Wajim716/
Al Wazen713/
Al-Wasim711/
Al Bahsen675/
Al Baasim674/
Al Bashim674/
Al Washin671/
Al Weshim671/
Al-Bashem671/

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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 Waseem
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