Al Washey Surname
Approximately 845 people bear this surname
Al Washey Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yemen | 651 | 1:40,592 | 3,494 |
| Iraq | 194 | 1:180,524 | 4,364 |
Al Washey Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Al Washey Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Al Washey is most common in Yemen. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Al Washey.
How Common Is The Last Name Al Washey? popularity and diffusion
Al Washey is the 412,606th most common surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 8,624,315 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Al Washey reside; 100 percent reside in West Asia and 77 percent reside in Arabian Peninsula.
The last name Al Washey is most frequent in Yemen, where it is borne by 651 people, or 1 in 40,592. In Yemen it is mostly found in: Dhamar Governorate, where 76 percent are found, Al Mahwit Governorate, where 16 percent are found and Sana'a Governorate, where 8 percent are found. Apart from Yemen this last name exists in one country. It is also found in Iraq, where 23 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
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- 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
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