Washya Surname
Approximately 7 people bear this surname
Washya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 4 | 1:44,660,971 | 115,884 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Washya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Washya Come From? nationality or country of origin
Washya is borne by more people in Pakistan than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Washya? popularity and diffusion
The surname Washya is the 7,117,718th most commonly used surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 71 percent of Washya live; 71 percent live in South Asia and 57 percent live in Islamic South Asia.
The last name is most widely held in Pakistan, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 44,660,971. In Pakistan it is primarily concentrated in: Punjab, where 100 percent live. Outside of Pakistan it is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 14 percent live and India, where 14 percent live.
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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 Washya
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