Waset Surname

3,543,123rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 31 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Waset Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Waset Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea131:627,20974,307
Philippines91:11,248,691221,039
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Waset (59) may also be a first name.

Waset Last Name Facts

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

The last name Waset is carried by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Waset? popularity and diffusion

Waset is the 3,543,123rd most common surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 235,082,126 people. The surname Waset occurs predominantly in Asia, where 48 percent of Waset reside; 45 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 45 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 1,282,666th most common given name at a global level. It is borne by 59 people.

This surname is most numerous in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 13 people, or 1 in 627,209. In Papua New Guinea Waset is primarily found in: Madang, where 85 percent reside, Morobe, where 8 percent reside and West Sepik, where 8 percent reside. Aside from Papua New Guinea this last name is found in 7 countries. It is also found in The Philippines, where 29 percent reside and Bangladesh, where 13 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Waseet91390/
Wasset913/
Waseth911/
Wasete911/
Washet910/
Wadseth8343/
Waaseth8313/
Washetz832/
Wasseth831/
Watseet831/
Washeit831/
Wassett830/
Baset808,914/
Wasit803,030/
Vaset80250/
Waget80129/
Wased8023/
Wazet805/
Wacet802/
Wajet801/
Weset801/
Washetsh771/
Weasheat770/
Wassette770/
Basset7316,324/
Baseet731,437/
Vasset73570/
Bashet73421/
Bauset73303/
Vadset73235/
Weseth73150/
Wagiet73119/
Waisit7375/
Basett7368/
Waseed7362/
Wagget7347/
Wachet7343/
Vatset7342/
Wasith7341/
Wagist7341/
Wassit7334/
Baaset7312/
Washit7312/
Woseth7311/
Vaseth7311/
Wazete7311/
Wasait737/
Vayset734/
Washed734/
Bascet732/
Basiet732/
Wooset732/
Wagett731/
Wagetz731/
Wajeet731/
Wasite731/
Vasetz731/
Vashet731/
Waicet731/
Basetd731/
Baseit731/
Bayset731/
Wasyot731/
Wasgit730/
Wesset730/
Wazett730/
Wascheidt713/
Bassett6745,806/
Waggett67849/
Vaysset67365/
Weiseth67342/
Vadseth67215/
Baisset67165/
Bausset67160/
Wassite67138/
Vaisset67115/
Vashest6793/
Baysset6790/
Bayseit6789/
Bayseyt6728/
Vassett6728/
Vashets6728/
Vasethe6722/
Basseet6717/
Vasseth6714/
Vasiete6713/
Waggiet678/
Baïsset678/
Wazette677/
Washeed676/
Waichet675/
Basheet673/
Washith672/
Basheth672/
Wachete672/
Wazeeth672/
Beauset671/
Woodset671/
Weiseit671/
Weishet671/
Whehset671/
Wazethe671/
Vaÿsset671/
Wadjete671/
Woyseth671/
Baiscet671/
Basseit671/
Vashiet671/
Bashett670/
Baysett670/
Wachett670/
Waychet670/
Baushet670/
Baseett670/
Vayseth670/
Waushit670/
Baisett670/
Weseatt670/
Wossett670/
Wessett670/
Vasette670/

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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 Waset
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