Waseem Surname

3,411th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 164,156 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Maldives

Waseem Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Waseem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan146,0251:1,223189
India5,7471:133,4728,536
Saudi Arabia4,8891:6,311873
United Arab Emirates1,5231:6,016766
Egypt1,3731:66,9606,238
Sri Lanka1,1691:17,8002,457
England6551:85,0669,329
Yemen4861:54,3734,224
United States4241:854,85665,098
Maldives3771:1,072122
Iraq3721:94,1442,903
Canada1961:187,98818,553
Qatar1901:12,4111,349
Bahrain1621:8,3251,494
Kuwait1541:24,6803,145
Hong Kong561:130,9912,371
Scotland561:95,6046,623
Australia381:710,41347,396
Thailand231:3,071,232294,953
Malaysia201:1,474,71161,770
South Africa201:2,708,885106,094
Oman191:194,1043,633
Syria161:1,206,3147,138
Sweden161:615,42245,338
Greece161:692,48777,522
Norway131:395,56035,657
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Germany91:8,945,051266,530
Sudan91:4,167,7995,799
Denmark91:627,19136,734
Netherlands81:2,110,89788,902
Wales61:515,75523,171
Afghanistan51:6,430,63727,710
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Italy51:12,231,338126,430
Libya41:1,560,9943,087
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Bhutan11:616,0391,715
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
France11:66,422,722504,397
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010

Waseem (337,526) may also be a first name.

Waseem Last Name Facts

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

The last name Waseem (Dhivehi: ވަސީމ‬, Hindi: वसीम, Marathi: वासेम, Oriya: ୱାସିମ) occurs more in Pakistan more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Waseem? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,411th most widely held last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 44,394 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 98 percent of Waseem are found; 93 percent are found in South Asia and 89 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Waseem is also the 3,087th most frequently occurring first name at a global level, borne by 337,526 people.

This last name is most frequently used in Pakistan, where it is borne by 146,025 people, or 1 in 1,223. In Pakistan it is mostly concentrated in: Punjab, where 59 percent reside, Sindh, where 25 percent reside and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 9 percent reside. Excluding Pakistan this surname occurs in 69 countries. It is also common in India, where 4 percent reside and Saudi Arabia, where 3 percent reside.

Waseem Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Waseem surname are 9.48% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 56.25% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Waseem earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 34.48% less than the national average, earning 226,739 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 33.48% less than the national average, earning R 158,088 per year; in United States they earn 13.4% more than the national average, earning $48,931 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.43% less than the national average, earning $45,495 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wasseem92144/
Washeem9223/
Waaseem928/
Waseemc923/
Waseeme922/
Whaseem922/
Weaseem922/
Waseemn922/
Waseemm921/
Vwaseem921/
Wasem914,724/
Waseemmd861/
Waseen833,190/
Vaseem832,579/
Baseem831,571/
Wazeem831,033/
Wassem83695/
Waseme83187/
Waasem8358/
Wasiem8336/
Wasgem8313/
Waseim8310/
Washem838/
Wasemm835/
Weseem834/
Waseam834/
Woseem831/
Waceem831/
Wajeem831/
Wahsem831/
Basheem77338/
Basseem77184/
Washeim7777/
Waessem7756/
Vasheem7723/
Wasseen7720/
Wasshem7713/
Wassiem774/
Vasseem772/
Baseemh772/
Hwaisem771/
Watseme771/
Wasseme771/
Washeme771/
Washiem770/
Wasim7337,997/
Basem738,985/
Wasam731,608/
Wasen731,311/
Vasem7399/
Wajem7364/
Wosem7337/
Wasom7333/
Wesem7330/
Wasne7324/
Wazem7317/
Wagem739/
Wasym733/
Wacem732/
Wezem732/
Wassenne7118/
Wahsenne714/
Waisheim712/
Wadzheem711/
Washenne711/
Wassheim710/
Bassem6711,212/
Washam672,959/
Wassim672,458/
Washim672,445/
Wassam671,223/
Wassen671,149/
Wassom67805/
Washen67283/
Waisam67193/
Wasamh67183/
Wasime67160/
Waisen67123/
Bashem6784/
Wasane6775/
Baseam6767/
Waasen6756/
Washom6754/
Baasem6752/
Wuasom6749/
Uazeem6739/
Wasgen6733/
Wajsen6733/
Wagiem6731/
Vassem6728/
Waseun6722/
Wessem6718/
Vaseen6718/
Baseen6717/
Waysam6717/
Basiem6716/
Baysem6716/
Waszen6713/
Waisom6713/
Wasjim6711/
Weasen6711/
Wazeen6711/
Uaseen6711/
Woseen679/
Wausen679/
Waysen679/
Wachem678/
Bausem676/
Woseme675/
Vaseme675/
Waasam675/
Vazeem674/
Wasuen674/
Bazeem674/
Waysom674/
Veseem673/
Wojeem673/
Wahsim673/
Vasiem672/
Wasimk672/
Vashem672/
Wasaim672/
Woisem672/
Waasim672/
Wahsen672/
Waigem672/
Wasone672/
Wasaam672/
Baisem672/
Wajeen672/
Baseim671/
Vwasim671/
Woesem671/
Wiesem671/
Wasaum671/
Wasoen671/
Vajeem671/
Vaasem671/
Wasien671/
Waasom671/
Vascem671/
Wasenn671/
Hwajem671/
Wassne671/
Wasaen671/
Wasimn671/
Wageme671/
Waceme671/
Woosem671/
Weseum671/
Wasehn671/
Wasoom671/
Waxsom670/
Beasem670/
Whasen670/

Waseem Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Waseem in the Marathi language
वासेमvasema-
Waseem in the Dhivehi language
ވަސީމ‬vasim-
Waseem in the Hindi language
वसीमvasima96.7
बसीमbasima2.01
वशीमvasima0.55
व़सीमvasima0.23
वसिमvasima0.18
वासिमvasima0.14
वासीमvasima0.11
वसीमाvasima0.05
बशीमbasima0.02
नसीमnasima0.02
Waseem in the Oriya language
ୱାସିମwasima66.67
ୱାସିମ୍wasim33.33

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Footnotes

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