Wasima Surname
Approximately 1,859 people bear this surname
Wasima Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bangladesh | 1,442 | 1:110,511 | 4,612 |
| Uganda | 217 | 1:179,905 | 15,002 |
| India | 84 | 1:9,131,731 | 182,786 |
| Tanzania | 69 | 1:767,270 | 42,064 |
| Papua New Guinea | 19 | 1:429,143 | 55,452 |
| Indonesia | 10 | 1:13,224,919 | 434,432 |
| Pakistan | 5 | 1:35,728,777 | 102,388 |
| Algeria | 4 | 1:9,657,888 | 64,782 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
Wasima (11,235) may also be a first name.
Wasima Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wasima Come From? nationality or country of origin
Wasima (Hindi: वसीमा, Marathi: वसीमा, Oriya: ୱାସିମା) is most common in Bangladesh. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Wasima? popularity and diffusion
It is the 219,869th most numerous surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,920,143 people. The surname Wasima occurs mostly in Asia, where 83 percent of Wasima reside; 82 percent reside in South Asia and 78 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 56,670th most commonly used forename on earth, held by 11,235 people.
The last name is most commonly held in Bangladesh, where it is held by 1,442 people, or 1 in 110,511. Barring Bangladesh this surname exists in 12 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 12 percent reside and India, where 5 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Wasima Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Wasima in the Hindi language | ||
| वसीमा | vasima | 94.9 |
| बसीमा | basima | 2.04 |
| वसिमा | vasima | 1.02 |
| वशीमा | vasima | 1.02 |
| वसीम | vasima | 1.02 |
| Wasima in the Oriya language | ||
| ୱାସିମା | wasima | 88.46 |
| ୱସିମା | wasima | 7.69 |
| ୱାଶିମା | wasima | 3.85 |
| Wasima in the Marathi language | ||
| वसीमा | vasima | 70 |
| वासीमा | vasima | 12.5 |
| वसीम | vasima | 10 |
| वसीमाान | vasimaana | 5 |
| वशीमा | vasima | 2.5 |
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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 Wasima
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