Wasi Surname
Approximately 20,051 people bear this surname
Wasi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 7,389 | 1:24,177 | 1,292 |
| Bangladesh | 2,704 | 1:58,934 | 3,035 |
| Malawi | 1,595 | 1:10,733 | 1,650 |
| Indonesia | 1,328 | 1:99,585 | 10,282 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1,015 | 1:8,033 | 609 |
| India | 955 | 1:803,210 | 36,012 |
| Afghanistan | 933 | 1:34,462 | 1,387 |
| Saudi Arabia | 914 | 1:33,759 | 4,846 |
| Solomon Islands | 547 | 1:1,060 | 42 |
| Kenya | 389 | 1:118,714 | 9,960 |
| United Arab Emirates | 311 | 1:29,461 | 3,225 |
| Iraq | 304 | 1:115,203 | 3,308 |
| DR Congo | 198 | 1:373,129 | 32,235 |
| Nigeria | 195 | 1:908,424 | 39,344 |
| Thailand | 162 | 1:436,039 | 76,421 |
| Zimbabwe | 152 | 1:101,567 | 14,271 |
| Cameroon | 142 | 1:146,261 | 16,188 |
| United States | 137 | 1:2,645,686 | 159,417 |
| Bahrain | 132 | 1:10,217 | 1,962 |
| Qatar | 100 | 1:23,580 | 2,513 |
| Tanzania | 66 | 1:802,146 | 42,626 |
| Philippines | 65 | 1:1,557,511 | 106,526 |
| Malaysia | 62 | 1:475,713 | 24,024 |
| Canada | 49 | 1:751,951 | 59,756 |
| Kuwait | 39 | 1:97,454 | 10,676 |
| England | 27 | 1:2,063,632 | 79,942 |
| Nepal | 25 | 1:1,139,238 | 6,423 |
| Ethiopia | 25 | 1:3,901,850 | 10,182 |
| Iran | 16 | 1:4,798,908 | 119,068 |
| Taiwan | 10 | 1:2,344,475 | 14,894 |
| Denmark | 7 | 1:806,388 | 43,211 |
| Peru | 6 | 1:5,297,354 | 36,458 |
| Yemen | 4 | 1:6,606,324 | 25,896 |
| China | 4 | 1:341,830,392 | 16,990 |
| Benin | 4 | 1:2,583,900 | 73,293 |
| Oman | 4 | 1:921,993 | 7,313 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Djibouti | 1 | 1:914,932 | 1,612 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 4 | 1:6,093,842 | 135,151 |
Wasi (22,835) may also be a first name.
Wasi Demographics
Average Wasi Salary in
United States
$38,304 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Wasi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wasi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wasi (Hindi: वसी, Oriya: ୱାସି) is found in Pakistan more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Wasi.
How Common Is The Last Name Wasi? popularity and diffusion
The last name Wasi is the 26,798th most numerous last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 363,450 people. The last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 77 percent of Wasi reside; 60 percent reside in South Asia and 55 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Wasi is also the 34,195th most commonly occurring given name throughout the world It is held by 22,835 people.
The surname is most common in Pakistan, where it is held by 7,389 people, or 1 in 24,177. In Pakistan Wasi is mostly found in: Balochistan, where 45 percent are found, Sindh, where 38 percent are found and Punjab, where 8 percent are found. Excluding Pakistan this last name is found in 66 countries. It also occurs in Bangladesh, where 13 percent are found and Malawi, where 8 percent are found.
Wasi Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Wasi has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Wasi last name increased 675 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Wasi Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is principally Christian (88%) in Kenya and Muslim (69%) in Nigeria.
In The United States those holding the Wasi last name are 8.84% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 62.07% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Wasi earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 11.23% less than the national average, earning $38,304 USD per year and in Canada they earn 26.56% more than the national average, earning $62,878 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Wasi Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Wasi in the Hindi language | ||
| वसी | vasi | 94.01 |
| वासी | vasi | 2.76 |
| वशी | vasi | 0.69 |
| बसी | basi | 0.69 |
| व़सी | vasi | 0.23 |
| वासि | vasi | 0.23 |
| Wasi in the Oriya language | ||
| ୱାସି | wasi | 78.38 |
| ୱସି | wasi | 8.11 |
| ୱାଶି | wasi | 5.41 |
| ୱାସୀ | wasi | 2.7 |
| ୱାସିମ | wasima | 2.7 |
| ୱାଶୀ | wasi | 2.7 |
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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 Wasi
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