Vasef Surname
Approximately 167 people bear this surname
Vasef Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iraq | 58 | 1:603,822 | 9,381 |
| Iran | 54 | 1:1,421,899 | 57,683 |
| United Arab Emirates | 45 | 1:203,606 | 14,059 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
Vasef (526) may also be a first name.
Vasef Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Vasef Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Vasef (Hindi: वासेफ, Marathi: वासेफ, Russian: Васеф) is carried by more people in Iraq than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Vasef? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,338,236th most common family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 43,637,999 people. The last name Vasef is primarily found in Asia, where 98 percent of Vasef live; 62 percent live in West Asia and 35 percent live in Levant. It is also the 367,904th most widely held first name world-wide It is held by 526 people.
Vasef is most widespread in Iraq, where it is held by 58 people, or 1 in 603,822. Apart from Iraq this last name exists in 7 countries. It is also found in Iran, where 32 percent reside and The United Arab Emirates, where 27 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vassef | 91 | 44 | / |
| Vaseef | 91 | 6 | / |
| Vaseff | 91 | 2 | / |
| Vasief | 91 | 1 | / |
| Wasef | 80 | 5,145 | / |
| Vasev | 80 | 2,896 | / |
| Vasif | 80 | 1,296 | / |
| Vajef | 80 | 56 | / |
| Vazef | 80 | 23 | / |
| Basef | 80 | 6 | / |
| Uasef | 80 | 1 | / |
| Vaitseff | 77 | 1 | / |
| Vazefh | 73 | 12,416 | / |
| Wassef | 73 | 8,906 | / |
| Vaseva | 73 | 2,651 | / |
| Vasiev | 73 | 1,020 | / |
| Vaseev | 73 | 487 | / |
| Waseef | 73 | 406 | / |
| Vashev | 73 | 132 | / |
| Vatsev | 73 | 96 | / |
| Vashif | 73 | 53 | / |
| Vassev | 73 | 42 | / |
| Vazefe | 73 | 28 | / |
| Baseef | 73 | 8 | / |
| Batsef | 73 | 5 | / |
| Bassef | 73 | 3 | / |
| Vassif | 73 | 2 | / |
| Baseif | 73 | 2 | / |
| Wasief | 73 | 2 | / |
| Washef | 73 | 1 | / |
| Vascev | 73 | 1 | / |
| Vasevs | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bashef | 73 | 1 | / |
| Vousef | 73 | 1 | / |
| Vaasif | 73 | 1 | / |
| Vaseeb | 73 | 1 | / |
| Vasife | 73 | 1 | / |
| Vaasev | 73 | 1 | / |
| Vasheva | 67 | 123 | / |
| Vayshev | 67 | 50 | / |
| Vasseva | 67 | 24 | / |
| Vaschev | 67 | 23 | / |
| Vassiev | 67 | 18 | / |
| Vassaif | 67 | 6 | / |
| Vacheff | 67 | 6 | / |
| Wasseff | 67 | 4 | / |
| Wassief | 67 | 3 | / |
| Vaytsev | 67 | 3 | / |
| Vaysiev | 67 | 3 | / |
| Vashiev | 67 | 3 | / |
| Vayseev | 67 | 3 | / |
| Vaushev | 67 | 2 | / |
| Vashcev | 67 | 2 | / |
| Washeff | 67 | 2 | / |
| Vayseva | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fasseff | 67 | 1 | / |
| Waishef | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vaiseev | 67 | 1 | / |
| Voussef | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vasceva | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vazeafe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vatsiev | 67 | 1 | / |
Vasef Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Vasef in the Marathi language | ||
| वासेफ | vasepha | 81.25 |
| अवसेफ | avasepha | 12.5 |
| वासेफ़ | vasefa | 6.25 |
| Vasef in the Hindi language | ||
| वासेफ | vasepha | 50 |
| वासेफ़ | vasefa | 50 |
| Vasef in the Russian language | ||
| Васеф | vasef | - |
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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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- 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 Vasef
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