Warsame Surname

3,622nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 155,359 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Somaliland
Highest density in:
Somaliland

Warsame Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Warsame Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Somaliland73,3531:4810
Somalia67,6411:19928
Kenya6,0231:7,6671,014
Ethiopia3,3811:28,8513,488
United States8571:422,93936,609
Saudi Arabia7951:38,8125,622
England7121:78,2568,781
Djibouti6991:1,309145
Sweden6161:15,9851,364
Canada3251:113,37112,083
Tanzania2521:210,08617,710
Norway2031:25,3313,400
Netherlands901:187,63526,551
Denmark671:84,2498,149
Australia571:473,60936,415
United Arab Emirates431:213,07614,246
Kuwait391:97,45410,676
Qatar341:69,3536,725
South Africa311:1,747,66884,236
Finland261:211,41217,592
Belgium111:1,045,14978,166
Sudan91:4,167,7995,799
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
Switzerland91:912,54658,198
China81:170,915,1968,932
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Uganda61:6,506,546123,710
Wales51:618,90625,852
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
Iceland41:95,0224,787
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
France21:33,211,361423,184
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Eritrea11:4,751,901911
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Malta11:430,2723,380
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Romania11:20,077,87089,414

Warsame (38,130) may also be a first name.

Warsame Last Name Facts

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

The surname Warsame (Arabic: رسامي) is most common in Somaliland. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Warsame? popularity and diffusion

The surname Warsame is the 3,622nd most commonly occurring surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 46,908 people. The surname Warsame occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Warsame live; 97 percent live in East Africa and 94 percent live in Cushitic Africa. It is also the 23,121st most common first name at a global level, borne by 38,130 people.

It is most commonly occurring in Somaliland, where it is borne by 73,353 people, or 1 in 48. Barring Somaliland this last name occurs in 58 countries. It is also common in Somalia, where 44 percent reside and Kenya, where 4 percent reside.

Warsame Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Warsame surname is primarily Muslim (94%) in Kenya.

In The United States Warsame are 16.86% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 70.09% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Warsame earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 27.66% less than the national average, earning 250,340 kr per year; in United States they earn 37.76% less than the national average, earning $26,858 USD per year and in Canada they earn 25% less than the national average, earning $37,263 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Warsameh939/
Warsamme934/
Warssame932/
Waarsame931/
Warsamer931/
Warsaame931/
Warsam92282/
Warsama862,774/
Warsome86352/
Warsham8684/
Warsami8612/
Warseme869/
Worsame864/
Wersame862/
Varsame862/
Warsamm861/
Barsame861/
Warzame861/
Warseam861/
Warschamer821/
Warsiami80133/
Varsames8045/
Warsamis804/
Warssama801/
Barsam77274/
Varsam7752/
Warjam7749/
Worsam7723/
Warzam7718/
Warsom772/
Worsham718,411/
Barsham713,343/
Varsami71739/
Varsama71172/
Worssam71119/
Warsoma7186/
Varsham7117/
Uarsama719/
Werseme717/
Woursam717/
Barsaum717/
Worhsam716/
Worseme714/
Barsome713/
Versame711/
Wersami711/
Warshom711/
Worscam711/
Worsajm711/
Warcham711/
Waharsoume711/
Wearsom710/
Varsamis671,420/
Varsamma6712/
Varsamaa678/
Worshaim674/
Barshome674/
Vorsamer673/
Barsoume672/
Borssame671/
Wourssam671/
Warchaim671/
Warseuma671/
Worshham670/
Warsheim670/
Whorsham670/

Warsame Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Warsame in the Arabic language
رساميrsamy-
ارسامarsam-

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Warsame
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