Washir Surname
Approximately 78 people bear this surname
Washir Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 66 | 1:11,622,203 | 212,115 |
| Afghanistan | 9 | 1:3,572,576 | 20,130 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 6 | 1:4,062,562 | 101,150 |
Washir (109) may also be a first name.
Washir Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Washir Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Washir (Hindi: वशीर, Marathi: वशीर) occurs more in India more than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Washir? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 2,136,387th most numerous family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 93,430,076 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 97 percent of Washir live; 97 percent live in South Asia and 85 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Washir is also the 900,062nd most frequently occurring forename world-wide, held by 109 people.
The last name is most frequent in India, where it is held by 66 people, or 1 in 11,622,203. In India it is most prevalent in: Bihar, where 89 percent live, Delhi, where 5 percent live and Uttar Pradesh, where 5 percent live. Other than India it exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Afghanistan, where 12 percent live and Iran, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Washir Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Washir in the Marathi language | ||
| वशीर | vasira | - |
| Washir in the Hindi language | ||
| वशीर | vasira | 66.67 |
| बशीर | basira | 16.67 |
| वसीर | vasira | 16.67 |
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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 Washir
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