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
Vasef (Hindi: वासेफ, Marathi: वासेफ, Russian: Васеф) is most common in Iraq. It may also be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Vasef? popularity and diffusion
Vasef is the 1,338,236th most numerous surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 43,637,999 people. The last name is mostly found in Asia, where 98 percent of Vasef reside; 62 percent reside in West Asia and 35 percent reside in Levant. Vasef is also the 367,904th most frequent forename at a global level, borne by 526 people.
The last name is most frequently occurring in Iraq, where it is borne by 58 people, or 1 in 603,822. Besides Iraq Vasef exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in Iran, where 32 percent are found and The United Arab Emirates, where 27 percent are found.
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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