Wasinu Surname

2,061,309th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 83 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Wasinu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wasinu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria581:3,054,18594,504
Papua New Guinea151:543,58166,712
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Wasinu (33) may also be a first name.

Wasinu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wasinu is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wasinu? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,061,309th most prevalent family name globally, borne by around 1 in 87,801,758 people. The surname Wasinu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 82 percent of Wasinu reside; 70 percent reside in West Africa and 70 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,807,719th most prevalent first name internationally, borne by 33 people.

It is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 58 people, or 1 in 3,054,185. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Ogun, where 74 percent live, Federal Capital Territory, where 12 percent live and Lagos, where 10 percent live. Barring Nigeria this surname is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 18 percent live and Egypt, where 11 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Washinu9255/
Waashinu863/
Washinou862/
Wassinou861/
Wasineus860/
Basinu8379/
Waginu8326/
Wosinu8317/
Wasenu8310/
Vasinu835/
Wacinu832/
Wassingou809/
Basinau7795/
Basinou7734/
Wachinu774/
Bashinu773/
Vasinus772/
Basinuh771/
Vashinu771/
Wachinou71739/
Wossinou71420/
Wadjinou7117/
Wessinou7112/
Wassenou719/
Watchinu716/
Watcinou712/
Wadzinou711/
Vasinuch711/
Huassinu711/
Wosenu672,585/
Wesenu672,578/
Bazinu6724/
Bosinu6710/
Woussinou673/
Basenu671/
Wosainhou671/
Baginu671/
Whasenaut670/

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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 Wasinu
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