Wasif Surname

39,775th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13,196 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Maldives

Wasif Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wasif Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan5,1561:34,6481,625
Bangladesh3,6051:44,2042,530
Saudi Arabia9141:33,7594,846
Syria7691:25,0991,714
Egypt7021:130,96310,408
Iraq5611:62,4272,266
India4941:1,552,76457,800
United Arab Emirates3181:28,8123,170
Kuwait2021:18,8152,493
United States981:3,698,561204,970
England551:1,013,05650,089
Maldives521:7,773652
Afghanistan481:669,8587,524
Lebanon461:122,5456,622
Indonesia391:3,391,005183,158
Canada301:1,228,18688,140
Malaysia231:1,282,35854,976
Australia171:1,587,98278,599
Qatar161:147,37516,023
Thailand101:7,063,834426,148
Jordan71:1,263,20516,935
Yemen51:5,285,05921,214
Palestine41:1,137,21216,054
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Iran11:76,782,524277,718

Wasif (30,585) may also be a first name.

Wasif Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wasif (Hindi: वासिफ, Oriya: ୱାସିଫ) is found in Pakistan more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of Wasif click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wasif? popularity and diffusion

It is the 39,775th most widely held family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 552,254 people. The surname Wasif occurs predominantly in Asia, where 93 percent of Wasif are found; 71 percent are found in South Asia and 67 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Wasif is also the 27,494th most common forename worldwide, held by 30,585 people.

This last name is most commonly used in Pakistan, where it is held by 5,156 people, or 1 in 34,648. In Pakistan it is mostly concentrated in: Punjab, where 53 percent live, Sindh, where 27 percent live and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 13 percent live. Aside from Pakistan Wasif exists in 38 countries. It is also common in Bangladesh, where 27 percent live and Saudi Arabia, where 7 percent live.

Wasif Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Wasif last name is predominantly Greek Orthodox (72%) in Lebanon.

In The United States Wasif are 3.02% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 56.25% registered with the political party.

The amount Wasif earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 14.55% more than the national average, earning $49,427 USD per year and in Canada they earn 37.04% more than the national average, earning $68,085 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wassif911,424/
Waasif91185/
Washif9115/
Wahsif9110/
Wasife917/
Wasaif914/
Wasief912/
Wasifh911/
Wassief833/
Wassaif831/
Wassiff831/
Washaif831/
Wasef805,145/
Vasif801,296/
Basif801,263/
Wazif8054/
Wagif8036/
Wasiw8025/
Uasif806/
Wajif803/
Wasyf802/
Wasiv801/
Wassef738,906/
Basaif73647/
Waseef73406/
Vashif7353/
Bashif7316/
Wazaif7311/
Bassif7311/
Wasiph7311/
Wazeif734/
Wazzif734/
Baseif732/
Vassif732/
Washef731/
Warzif731/
Vasife731/
Vasief731/
Vaasif731/
Washiw731/
Wousif731/
Wazisf731/
Vassaif676/
Wasseff674/
Washeff672/
Bashoif671/
Bashaif671/
Waichef671/
Baashif671/
Woussif671/
Waishef671/
Bassaif671/

Wasif Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Wasif in the Hindi language
वासिफvasipha93.09
Wasif in the Oriya language
ୱାସିଫwasipha66.67
ୱାସିଫ୍wasiph33.33

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Wasif
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