Wasam Surname
Approximately 1,608 people bear this surname
Wasam Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt | 1,342 | 1:68,507 | 6,354 |
| Indonesia | 78 | 1:1,695,502 | 110,645 |
| Papua New Guinea | 51 | 1:159,877 | 22,106 |
| Pakistan | 43 | 1:4,154,509 | 29,278 |
| Malaysia | 30 | 1:983,141 | 44,226 |
| India | 19 | 1:40,371,862 | 445,856 |
| Qatar | 16 | 1:147,375 | 16,023 |
| Nigeria | 12 | 1:14,761,896 | 248,185 |
| United States | 7 | 1:51,779,848 | 968,877 |
| Nepal | 4 | 1:7,120,239 | 14,461 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 20 | 1:2,510,934 | 119,518 |
Wasam (7,913) may also be a first name.
Wasam Demographics
Average Wasam Salary in
United States
$27,844 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Wasam Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wasam Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wasam (Arabic: وسّام, Marathi: वासम, Oriya: ୱାସାମ) occurs in Egypt more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Wasam.
How Common Is The Last Name Wasam? popularity and diffusion
The surname Wasam is the 247,354th most frequently used surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 4,532,056 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 84 percent of Wasam live; 83 percent live in North Africa and 83 percent live in Arabic North Africa. It is also the 71,596th most commonly held first name at a global level, borne by 7,913 people.
This last name is most prevalent in Egypt, where it is carried by 1,342 people, or 1 in 68,507. Other than Egypt this surname occurs in 15 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 5 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 3 percent reside.
Wasam Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Wasam has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Wasam last name fell 65 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Wasam Last Name Statistics demography
Wasam earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 35.47% less than the national average, earning $27,844 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Wasam Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Wasam in the Marathi language | ||
| वासम | vasama | 66.67 |
| वािसम | vaisama | 33.33 |
| Wasam in the Oriya language | ||
| ୱାସାମ | wasama | 62.5 |
| ୱାସମ | wasama | 12.5 |
| ୱାସାମ୍ | wasam | 12.5 |
| ୱାସମ୍ | wasam | 12.5 |
| Wasam in the Arabic language | ||
| وسّام | wsam | - |
| وسَام | wsam | - |
| واسم | wasm | - |
| عواصم | wasm | - |
| وسام | wsam | - |
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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 Wasam
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