Wasef Surname

92,843rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,145 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Egypt

Wasef Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wasef Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt3,9351:23,3642,645
Bangladesh3601:442,65811,259
Saudi Arabia3581:86,18912,374
United States1881:1,927,973124,806
Kuwait871:43,6865,304
Canada441:837,40065,151
Australia291:930,88655,860
Qatar161:147,37516,023
India151:51,137,692512,385
United Arab Emirates141:654,44824,061
Brazil131:16,467,256295,032
France131:5,109,440259,941
Austria121:709,62061,025
England121:4,643,172139,951
Italy81:7,644,586115,463
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
New Zealand71:646,90340,014
Pakistan51:35,728,777102,388
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
China41:341,830,39216,990
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155

Wasef (1,663) may also be a first name.

Wasef Last Name Facts

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

Wasef (Marathi: वासेफ़) occurs most in Egypt. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Wasef click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wasef? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 92,843rd most common last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,416,433 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 77 percent of Wasef reside; 77 percent reside in North Africa and 76 percent reside in Arabic North Africa. It is also the 188,831st most widely held forename at a global level, borne by 1,663 people.

This surname is most widespread in Egypt, where it is held by 3,935 people, or 1 in 23,364. Excluding Egypt this last name occurs in 29 countries. It also occurs in Bangladesh, where 7 percent reside and Saudi Arabia, where 7 percent reside.

Wasef Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Wasef last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 50% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Wasef earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 18.83% less than the national average, earning R 192,888 per year; in United States they earn 23.76% more than the national average, earning $53,400 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.07% more than the national average, earning $56,672 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wassef918,906/
Waseef91406/
Wasief912/
Washef911/
Wasseff834/
Wassief833/
Washeff832/
Waishef831/
Wasif8013,196/
Vasef80167/
Wesef8011/
Basef806/
Wacef806/
Wagef805/
Wasyf802/
Uasef801/
Wasew801/
Wassif731,424/
Waasif73185/
Vassef7344/
Washif7315/
Wahsif7310/
Wazeef739/
Baseef738/
Wasife737/
Vaseef736/
Wasaif734/
Wazeif734/
Bassef733/
Baseif732/
Vaseff732/
Wessef732/
Washew731/
Wajeef731/
Wousef731/
Wasseb731/
Vasief731/
Waseew731/
Wasifh731/
Wazisf731/
Bashef731/
Waschew672/
Wassiff671/
Washaif671/
Washeeb671/
Waichef671/
Wassaif671/
Weissef670/

Wasef Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Wasef in the Marathi language
वासेफ़vasefa-

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