Wasab Surname

1,434,893rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 150 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Pakistan

Wasab Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wasab Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan1431:1,249,25814,705
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Iran11:76,782,524277,718

Wasab (440) may also be a first name.

Wasab Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wasab (Arabic: وصاب, Hindi: वसाब, Oriya: ୱାସାବ) is held by more people in Pakistan than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Wasab.

How Common Is The Last Name Wasab? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,434,893rd most frequently used last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 48,583,639 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Wasab are found; 99 percent are found in South Asia and 97 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Wasab is also the 408,694th most frequently used given name globally It is held by 440 people.

It is most frequent in Pakistan, where it is borne by 143 people, or 1 in 1,249,258. In Pakistan Wasab is most common in: Punjab, where 41 percent reside, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 40 percent reside and Sindh, where 8 percent reside. Without taking into account Pakistan Wasab is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Afghanistan, where 1 percent reside and India, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Washab9110/
Wasjab915/
Wasaub914/
Wasahb914/
Wasaib912/
Hwasab911/
Wasahab834/
Vasab80155/
Wajab8048/
Basab8033/
Wasap8027/
Wosab8011/
Wazab805/
Waseb803/
Basaib731,600/
Bashab73371/
Wasape7381/
Baisab7342/
Vashab7337/
Wazaib7316/
Waseeb7314/
Vasabh7312/
Bassab735/
Baasab735/
Vassab735/
Bausab734/
Wachab733/
Watsap732/
Wasseb731/
Wahjab731/
Wadjab731/
Wazzab731/
Vasaib731/
Basabh731/
Wassap731/
Waijab731/
Wasaph731/
Weisab730/
Bashaib674,639/
Baschab67132/
Baishab6745/
Vaissab6721/
Vaiszab678/
Baushab672/
Waisape671/
Wajhaib671/
Washeeb671/
Weishab671/
Vajtsab671/
Waisaph671/
Bashsab671/
Bashaab671/
Wohszab671/
Baisaib671/

Wasab Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Wasab in the Oriya language
ୱାସାବwasaba-
Wasab in the Hindi language
वसाबvasaba50
सैsai50
Wasab in the Arabic language
وصابwsab-

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Wasab
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