Wasah Surname
Approximately 137 people bear this surname
Wasah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 48 | 1:3,690,474 | 107,175 |
| Pakistan | 33 | 1:5,413,451 | 34,034 |
| Cameroon | 27 | 1:769,225 | 54,005 |
| Iraq | 16 | 1:2,188,853 | 19,343 |
| Zambia | 4 | 1:3,962,480 | 38,524 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 1:44,083,065 | 698,220 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
Wasah (213) may also be a first name.
Wasah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wasah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wasah (Arabic: واسه) occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wasah? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,518,885th most common surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 53,193,766 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 60 percent of Wasah live; 36 percent live in West Africa and 36 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Wasah is also the 619,385th most common given name internationally. It is borne by 213 people.
Wasah is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 48 people, or 1 in 3,690,474. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Federal Capital Territory, where 33 percent live, Kaduna, where 31 percent live and Zamfara, where 10 percent live. Outside of Nigeria this surname exists in 10 countries. It also occurs in Pakistan, where 24 percent live and Cameroon, where 20 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Wasah Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Wasah in the Arabic language | ||
| واسه | wash | - |
| عواصه | wash | - |
| واصه | wash | - |
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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 Wasah
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