Warsan Surname

310,555th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,213 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Somalia

Warsan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Warsan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia6351:208,26619,615
Somalia4901:27,4531,466
United Arab Emirates391:234,93015,673
Pakistan361:4,962,33032,327
England41:13,929,515290,718
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States161:3,138,668142,671

Warsan (16,370) may also be a first name.

Warsan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Warsan (Arabic: لارسان, Oriya: ରସନ) is carried by more people in Indonesia than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Warsan? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 310,555th most widely held surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 6,007,870 people. Warsan occurs mostly in Asia, where 59 percent of Warsan live; 53 percent live in Southeast Asia and 53 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 43,715th most numerous first name throughout the world It is held by 16,370 people.

The last name Warsan is most commonly used in Indonesia, where it is borne by 635 people, or 1 in 208,266. In Indonesia it is primarily concentrated in: West Java, where 46 percent live, Central Java, where 31 percent live and Jakarta, where 10 percent live. Aside from Indonesia Warsan occurs in 11 countries. It also occurs in Somalia, where 40 percent live and The United Arab Emirates, where 3 percent live.

Warsan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Warsan has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Warsan last name declined 94 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Warshan92756/
Warsian9252/
Warsane9241/
Warsain9226/
Warsean926/
Warsaan921/
Warhsan921/
Warsamn921/
Warsang921/
Watrsang865/
Barsan834,596/
Warson83703/
Warjan83392/
Warsen83314/
Warsam83282/
Varsan83281/
Wersan8379/
Warsén8325/
Warzan8310/
Worsan831/
Warschane800/
Barshan771,900/
Worshan77254/
Varshan77133/
Warsham7784/
Varsane7733/
Warseen779/
Barsean775/
Warsong775/
Barsain775/
Warzane774/
Warsson774/
Warjane774/
Warchan772/
Warrson772/
Varsian771/
Varsain771/
Wershan771/
Warzank771/
Barssan771/
Warsamc771/
Warseam771/
Wairjan771/
Worsand770/
Wearson770/
Wairson770/
Worssan770/
Warshong71211/
Varshane7161/
Warchane719/
Barshean713/
Warzagne712/
Warjasin711/
Warjangh711/
Barschan711/
Varsahan711/
Barsgian711/
Worshand710/
Worshain710/
Worshane710/
Vaursann710/
Barzan674,075/
Barson673,169/
Borsan671,371/
Bârsan67694/
Warsem67343/
Versan67302/
Varjan67209/
Varcan67205/
Varzan67205/
Warzon67150/
Barsen6786/
Varson6784/
Wersen6771/
Wersén6771/
Varsanova6771/
Worsen6769/
Varsam6752/
Bărsan6750/
Warjam6749/
Varsen6725/
Worsam6723/
Warzam6718/
Barsán6710/
Worson673/
Warsom672/
Warjon671/
Varsán671/
Werzan671/
Vârsan671/
Worzan671/

Warsan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Warsan in the Oriya language
ରସନrasana-
Warsan in the Arabic language
لارسانlarsan-
ارسانarsan-

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