Al Washah Surname

1,828,462nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 102 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Yemen
Highest density in:
Yemen

Al Washah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Al Washah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Yemen1001:264,2539,391
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Palestine11:4,548,84918,388

Al Washah Last Name Facts

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

Al Washah is more commonly found in Yemen than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of Al Washah click here.

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

It is the 1,828,462nd most widespread surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 71,446,529 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 99 percent of Al Washah reside; 99 percent reside in West Asia and 98 percent reside in Arabian Peninsula.

This last name is most commonly used in Yemen, where it is borne by 100 people, or 1 in 264,253. In Yemen Al Washah is most common in: Taiz Governorate, where 87 percent live and Sana'a Governorate, where 13 percent live. Excluding Yemen this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also found in The Netherlands, where 1 percent live and Palestine, where 1 percent live.

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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 Washah
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