Wasika Surname
Approximately 485 people bear this surname
Wasika Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 273 | 1:648,875 | 30,450 |
| Uganda | 90 | 1:433,770 | 26,293 |
| Papua New Guinea | 64 | 1:127,402 | 17,396 |
| Indonesia | 27 | 1:4,898,118 | 234,077 |
| Kenya | 9 | 1:5,131,100 | 45,516 |
| England | 7 | 1:7,959,723 | 202,100 |
| Solomon Islands | 7 | 1:82,861 | 15,196 |
| Bangladesh | 4 | 1:39,839,193 | 17,324 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 14 | 1:3,587,049 | 158,810 |
Wasika (1,339) may also be a first name.
Wasika Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wasika Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wasika (Hindi: वसीका, Marathi: वसीकाान) occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wasika? popularity and diffusion
It is the 630,290th most numerous last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 15,025,868 people. The last name Wasika is predominantly found in Africa, where 78 percent of Wasika are found; 57 percent are found in West Africa and 56 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Wasika is also the 214,640th most widely held first name globally. It is borne by 1,339 people.
Wasika is most common in Nigeria, where it is borne by 273 people, or 1 in 648,875. In Nigeria Wasika is most numerous in: Nasarawa, where 40 percent are found, Plateau, where 18 percent are found and Federal Capital Territory, where 16 percent are found. Outside of Nigeria this surname is found in 11 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 19 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 13 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Wasika Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Wasika in the Hindi language | ||
| वसीका | vasika | - |
| Wasika in the Marathi language | ||
| वसीकाान | vasikaana | 50 |
| वासीका | vasika | 50 |
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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 Wasika
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