Wash Surname

77,221st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,336 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Saint Kitts and Nevis

Wash Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wash Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,9171:92,53510,396
Nigeria1,4421:122,8458,075
England3171:175,76715,993
Egypt1531:600,88732,813
Canada921:400,49635,373
Pakistan741:2,414,10721,426
DR Congo551:1,343,26579,223
New Zealand281:161,72618,041
India281:27,395,192354,286
Israel211:407,50632,346
South Africa181:3,009,872112,058
Indonesia161:8,265,575327,276
Iran151:5,118,835123,814
Australia151:1,799,71385,184
Papua New Guinea131:627,20974,307
Chile111:1,601,49826,155
Brazil91:23,786,037375,389
Ghana91:3,002,29911,581
France71:9,488,960336,266
Afghanistan61:5,358,86425,178
Taiwan51:4,688,94927,695
Spain51:9,350,407109,555
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Wales41:773,63329,106
China41:341,830,39216,990
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Turkey31:25,940,474162,557
Liberia31:1,469,51238,766
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Colombia31:15,924,69128,711
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Jamaica21:1,434,97411,081
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Saint Kitts and Nevis11:55,1991,294
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland281:158,2108,327
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3101:78,6308,494
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
Jersey11:51,8823,898
Isle of Man11:54,2692,077
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9861:50,9325,768

Wash (1,549) may also be a first name.

Wash Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wash (Arabic: وش, Hindi: वसी) is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wash? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 77,221st most frequently occurring last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 1,150,181 people. Wash occurs mostly in The Americas, where 64 percent of Wash live; 63 percent live in North America and 63 percent live in Anglo-North America. Wash is also the 196,936th most frequently held given name throughout the world, borne by 1,549 people.

The last name is most numerous in The United States, where it is held by 3,917 people, or 1 in 92,535. In The United States Wash is most common in: Texas, where 10 percent live, Illinois, where 8 percent live and Mississippi, where 8 percent live. Besides The United States this surname is found in 64 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 23 percent live and England, where 5 percent live.

Wash Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Wash has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Wash last name grew 397 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 102 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 400 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 96 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Wash Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is principally Catholic (93%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Wash surname are 8.9% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 55.67% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Wash earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 10.17% more than the national average, earning R 261,816 per year; in United States they earn 2.58% less than the national average, earning $42,035 USD per year and in Canada they earn 30.66% more than the national average, earning $64,918 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wahsh894,825/
Washe892,381/
Wasch89580/
Hwash89433/
Waish89103/
Waush8916/
Washt8912/
Waash898/
Wassh892/
Waesh891/
Waysh891/
Washs891/
Whash891/
Washj891/
Weash890/
Was865,543/
Wahash802,182/
Hwaish802,129/
Wasche80194/
Waesch80189/
Wuashe8058/
Waishe8027/
Wascht8011/
Waisch809/
Waashe807/
Wayseh806/
Waishh804/
Wahshe804/
Waschs802/
Hwashe801/
Wayshe801/
Weasch801/
D'Wash801/
Whashe801/
Wahsht801/
Waaish801/
Waasth801/
Watsch800/
Wach7519,030/
Bash7518,743/
Wais7516,586/
Wase7513,494/
Wass758,568/
Waas756,668/
Wajs753,097/
Vash752,499/
Ways751,032/
Wesh75523/
Weas75350/
Wasz75119/
Hwas7575/
Waus7553/
Wahs7524/
Uash7517/
Wosh759/
Waïs759/
Wazh755/
Whas753/
Wasc753/
Wuas753/
Wahc752/
Vwas751/
Wasj751/
Waıs751/
Waxh751/
Waxs751/
Wgas751/
Wahj751/
Wwas751/
Waheesh73183/
Wahaish737/
Waadshe732/
Watsche731/
Waitshe731/
Wahshth731/
Wahashh731/
Waais679,441/
Vaish677,328/
Wasse673,713/
Waays672,494/
Waiss672,459/
Baish672,212/
Wesch671,941/
Hwais671,425/
Wease671,220/
Wahaj67982/
Baash67774/
Wäsch67661/
Wosch67575/
Waise67295/
Vashe67271/
Wahas67207/
Wayse67195/
Baxsh67193/
Wayhs67181/
Wahus67175/
Waich67150/
Wauch67138/
Woshe67128/
Wayss67124/
Baush67114/
Wayts67109/
Vatsh6791/
Weish6780/
Bashh6773/
Wadzh6771/
Vasht6764/
Waach6756/
Wautsche6746/
Vazsh6746/
Vassh6742/
Whass6742/
Waase6740/
Wajss6736/
Hwass6733/
Baysh6732/
Woish6730/
Waeys6724/
Bassh6723/
Whase6723/
Beash6720/
Wauts6719/
Weesh6719/
Wadst6718/
Bashs6716/
Waysz6715/
Waihs6715/
Whais6714/
Wause6714/
Wastå6714/
Wahss6713/
Wösch6711/
Wessh6710/
Waasz6710/
Waszt679/
Vasch678/
Wahts678/
Weach677/
Wuase677/
Waisz676/
Wahys675/
Wadås675/
Wuach675/
Veash675/
Wajts674/
Weats674/
Vaesh674/
Waasp674/
Hbash674/
Vaash674/
Vhash673/
Uashe673/
Vaush672/
Waych672/
Vaysh672/
Wahst672/
Waïss672/
Hwase671/
Wahzs671/
Waisd671/
Weads671/
Wassd671/
Wauss671/
Wauzh671/
Vashj671/
Wahtc671/
Waats671/
Waust671/
Waads671/
Weass671/
Wahce671/
Vashh671/
Wuaaishe671/
Vadsh671/
Hwast671/
Vahsh671/
Way's671/
Whosh671/
Wassp671/
Wachz671/
Wajst671/
Waixh671/
Woosh671/
Wohsh671/
Wahch671/
Whast671/
Wadch671/
Waazh671/
Bashx671/
Waass670/
Whach670/
Wauds670/
Wuesh670/
Wastt670/
Whesh670/
Wayds670/
Wosth670/
Wayzs670/
Hwaas670/

Wash Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Wash in the Hindi language
वसीvasi50
वैसvaisa50
Wash in the Arabic language
وشwsh-
وسهwsh-
عوشwsh-

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Wash Reference & Research

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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 Wash
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