Wasel Surname
Approximately 23,022 people bear this surname
Wasel Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yemen | 17,325 | 1:1,525 | 233 |
| Egypt | 4,027 | 1:22,830 | 2,615 |
| Saudi Arabia | 636 | 1:48,515 | 7,156 |
| Syria | 227 | 1:85,027 | 3,232 |
| Germany | 169 | 1:476,364 | 41,414 |
| United States | 163 | 1:2,223,674 | 139,425 |
| Iraq | 147 | 1:238,243 | 5,207 |
| Pakistan | 76 | 1:2,350,577 | 21,125 |
| Papua New Guinea | 48 | 1:169,869 | 23,574 |
| Kuwait | 48 | 1:79,181 | 9,331 |
| Canada | 27 | 1:1,364,652 | 95,501 |
| Mauritania | 16 | 1:255,929 | 11,901 |
| Israel | 15 | 1:570,509 | 41,023 |
| Jordan | 14 | 1:631,603 | 13,893 |
| United Arab Emirates | 11 | 1:832,934 | 27,512 |
| England | 11 | 1:5,065,278 | 148,650 |
| Austria | 9 | 1:946,159 | 70,786 |
| Bangladesh | 9 | 1:17,706,308 | 13,537 |
| Lebanon | 6 | 1:939,514 | 16,645 |
| Afghanistan | 5 | 1:6,430,637 | 27,710 |
| Philippines | 4 | 1:25,309,556 | 279,062 |
| Sweden | 4 | 1:2,461,689 | 157,534 |
| Belgium | 4 | 1:2,874,161 | 111,046 |
| Ethiopia | 4 | 1:24,386,566 | 19,165 |
| France | 4 | 1:16,605,680 | 368,153 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Greece | 2 | 1:5,539,895 | 129,142 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 13 | 1:3,862,976 | 168,604 |
Wasel (5,018) may also be a first name.
Wasel Demographics
Average Wasel Salary in
United States
$38,230 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Wasel Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wasel Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wasel (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻭﺍﺻﻞ) occurs more in Yemen more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wasel? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 23,533rd most frequent last name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 316,547 people. The last name is mostly found in Asia, where 80 percent of Wasel reside; 80 percent reside in West Asia and 78 percent reside in Arabian Peninsula. Wasel is also the 96,012th most prevalent first name world-wide, borne by 5,018 people.
This last name is most common in Yemen, where it is held by 17,325 people, or 1 in 1,525. In Yemen Wasel is most prevalent in: Al Hudaydah Governorate, where 27 percent live, Ibb Governorate, where 21 percent live and 'Amran Governorate, where 12 percent live. Excluding Yemen this surname occurs in 35 countries. It also occurs in Egypt, where 17 percent live and Saudi Arabia, where 3 percent live.
Wasel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Wasel has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Wasel last name rose 1,254 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 1,100 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Wasel Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the last name is predominantly Greek Orthodox (40%) in Lebanon.
In The United States those bearing the Wasel last name are 14.34% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 67.57% registered with the party.
The amount Wasel earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 11.4% less than the national average, earning $38,230 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.85% more than the national average, earning $58,549 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Wasel Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Wasel in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻭﺍﺻﻞ | wasl | - |
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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
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- 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 Wasel
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