Wasaw Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Indonesia

Wasaw Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wasaw Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Wasaw Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wasaw (Arabic: واسو) occurs more in India more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wasaw? popularity and diffusion

It is the 8,968,613th most prevalent last name globally, borne by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 25 percent of Wasaw live; 25 percent live in West Africa and 25 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The last name is most widespread in India, where it is borne by 1 people, or 1 in 767,065,382. In India it is primarily found in: Maharashtra, where 100 percent are found. Aside from India Wasaw occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 25 percent are found and Nigeria, where 25 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Washaw9144/
Wasawe9110/
Wassaw918/
Watsaw913/
Waisaw912/
Wasawf911/
Weasaw911/
Wausaw910/
Watshaw834/
Waishaw831/
Wadshaw830/
Wasaf801,010/
Wesaw80210/
Wasow8084/
Wasav802/
Wosaw801/
Vashaw73298/
Wassaf73164/
Wasaff73149/
Washow7366/
Wascow7361/
Vasawe7334/
Wasowa7327/
Veasaw7320/
Beasaw7318/
Vassaw7317/
Wasowe7311/
Weesaw739/
Wasahb734/
Waasaf734/
Wasaif734/
Wasaub734/
Waisaf733/
Waizaw732/
Wasaaf732/
Watsow732/
Wohsaw731/
Wasiaf731/
Wojsaw731/
Wassow731/
Vasavw731/
Wessaw731/
Wasatv731/
Wasaph731/
Waxhaw731/
Weasow730/
Waschow67261/
Bassawh6719/
Baishaw6717/
Wassaff679/
Wassafe677/
Vaishaw675/
Wasahab674/
Bayshaw673/
Bajshaw673/
Wassauf672/
Weassow671/
Wassaif671/
Woodsaw671/
Waisaph671/
Basshaw671/
Washaif671/
Waisova671/
Wuosawe671/
Wojseaw671/
Wajdsaf671/
Vaushaw670/
Baushaw670/

Wasaw Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Wasaw in the Arabic language
واسوwasw-

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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 Wasaw
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