Wasifa Surname

3,274,477th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 36 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Maldives

Wasifa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wasifa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia131:10,173,015372,576
Zimbabwe81:1,929,78092,581
India51:153,413,076951,030
Maldives41:101,0433,565
Pakistan41:44,660,971115,884
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Wasifa (1,995) may also be a first name.

Wasifa Last Name Facts

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

Wasifa (Hindi: वासिफा, Marathi: वसीफ़ा) is held by more people in Indonesia than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Wasifa? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,274,477th most commonly held last name on earth It is held by around 1 in 202,431,831 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 78 percent of Wasifa reside; 39 percent reside in South Asia and 36 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Wasifa is also the 169,261st most widespread first name internationally, borne by 1,995 people.

This last name is most widespread in Indonesia, where it is borne by 13 people, or 1 in 10,173,015. In Indonesia Wasifa is primarily concentrated in: South Kalimantan, where 100 percent live. Excluding Indonesia it exists in 6 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 22 percent live and India, where 14 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wasifah9231/
Washifa921/
Waasifa921/
Wasifi83746/
Wazifa8310/
Wasify839/
Wasife837/
Wasefa837/
Wesifa835/
Vasifa835/
Wajifa832/
Basifa831/
Waseefa776/
Wassifi775/
Wasiefy774/
Waziffa771/
Wazifaa771/
Bashifa771/
Wossifa771/
Waziefa771/
Washefa771/
Huasifau7119/
Wadzifah718/
Waesipha714/
Wasaifer711/
Vajifa6733/
Bosifa6727/
Vasifi6720/
Vazifa6714/
Wasefi679/
Wasefy675/
Wajefa673/
Wazefa672/
Bacifa671/
Vasife671/
Vasefa671/

Wasifa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Wasifa in the Hindi language
वासिफाvasipha-
Wasifa in the Marathi language
वसीफ़ाvasifa-

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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 Wasifa
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