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

The surname Wasifa (Hindi: वासिफा, Marathi: वसीफ़ा) occurs most in Indonesia. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Wasifa.

How Common Is The Last Name Wasifa? popularity and diffusion

Wasifa is the 3,274,477th most frequently used last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 202,431,831 people. The last name is primarily found in Asia, where 78 percent of Wasifa live; 39 percent live in South Asia and 36 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Wasifa is also the 169,261st most commonly held given name throughout the world It is held by 1,995 people.

The last name is most commonly held in Indonesia, where it is carried by 13 people, or 1 in 10,173,015. In Indonesia it is primarily concentrated in: South Kalimantan, where 100 percent reside. Apart from Indonesia it exists in 6 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 22 percent reside and India, where 14 percent reside.

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
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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 Wasifa
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