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
Wasika (Hindi: वसीका, Marathi: वसीकाान) is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of Wasika click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wasika? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 630,290th most commonly occurring family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 15,025,868 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 78 percent of Wasika live; 57 percent live in West Africa and 56 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Wasika is also the 214,640th most common forename in the world, borne by 1,339 people.
The surname is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is borne by 273 people, or 1 in 648,875. In Nigeria Wasika is primarily found in: Nasarawa, where 40 percent are found, Plateau, where 18 percent are found and Federal Capital Territory, where 16 percent are found. Beside Nigeria this surname occurs in 11 countries. It is also common 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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