Wasiri Surname

244,303rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,631 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Malawi

Wasiri Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wasiri Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria8581:206,46012,306
Malawi6011:28,4844,289
Uganda441:887,25640,445
Papua New Guinea381:214,57229,580
Zimbabwe351:441,09338,294
Niger261:738,15417,467
Indonesia151:8,816,613340,855
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
France11:66,422,722504,397
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Wasiri (1,269) may also be a first name.

Wasiri Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wasiri is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wasiri? popularity and diffusion

The last name Wasiri is the 244,303rd most frequently occurring family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 4,468,146 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 96 percent of Wasiri are found; 54 percent are found in West Africa and 53 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Wasiri is also the 221,510th most frequently occurring first name worldwide. It is borne by 1,269 people.

The surname Wasiri is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 858 people, or 1 in 206,460. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Oyo, where 26 percent reside, Bauchi, where 12 percent reside and Katsina, where 9 percent reside. Beside Nigeria Wasiri occurs in 16 countries. It is also found in Malawi, where 37 percent reside and Uganda, where 3 percent reside.

Wasiri Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is chiefly Muslim (69%) in Nigeria.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wassiri92184/
Washiri92128/
Waisiri92123/
Wasirih921/
Wasuiri921/
Watsieri861/
Wassiroi861/
Washiori861/
Waziri83103,554/
Basiri8319,664/
Wosiri83353/
Wasira83260/
Wajiri83178/
Wagiri83142/
Vasiri83102/
Wasire8317/
Waciri834/
Waseri833/
Wesiri831/
Bashiri7734,087/
Wadjiri772,131/
Woisiri771,002/
Bassiri77973/
Baasiri77614/
Wassire77111/
Baisiri77101/
Washira7775/
Weshiri7772/
Vasgiri7771/
Basirai7755/
Waigiri7745/
Wachiri7729/
Waisira7722/
Vashiri7718/
Wazhiri7717/
Waiziri7715/
Waisire7714/
Waaziri7713/
Wassira779/
Basgiri778/
Wasseri778/
Wazirri777/
Woshiri777/
Basirih776/
Wuaziri776/
Wazziri774/
Warziri774/
Washeri773/
Wadziri773/
Wagirei773/
Waigeri773/
Bahsiri772/
Vassiri772/
Washire772/
Basirui771/
Wasiere771/
Vadsiri771/
Vaisiri771/
Wazairi771/
Wazieri771/
Waziroi771/
Wazitri771/
Wassiry771/
Waseris771/
Vasirio771/
Wahseri771/
Wajirri771/
Basairi771/
Basihri771/
Basiryi771/
Wahziri771/
Wazirid771/
Wazirih771/
Wazisri771/
Wasiera771/
Wazirai771/
Wasirep771/
Uaysiri771/
Wasjire770/
Waisirioha751/
Baassiri711,212/
Huatsiri71114/
Baissiri7116/
Huasairi7112/
Bashirai7112/
Baschiri7112/
Basairri718/
Waisoire716/
Washiera713/
Huadsiri713/
Bashairi712/
Hweshiri711/
Beassiri711/
Bashsiri711/
Vasirish711/
Wazirist711/
Waïsoire711/
Weissiri711/
Wasiraja711/
Vatsirai711/
Baishiri711/
Bassoiri711/
Bassirij711/
Bashirri711/
Wachirai711/
Wachuiri711/
Waicheri711/
Vaziri6726,929/
Waziry671,763/
Wacira671,525/
Baseri671,272/
Basire67639/
Wazira67499/
Bagiri67245/
Vagiri67240/
Basyri67222/
Vaschieri67209/
Wajire67167/
Woziri67110/
Vasira6794/
Baciri6774/
Baziri6770/
Uesiri6770/
Wazeri6769/
Wazire6750/
Wagire6743/
Vajiri6728/
Wasera6724/
Basiry6716/
Wageri6714/
Wasere6711/
Basjri679/
Wesire679/
Vasire677/
Başiri677/
Wachaisri675/
Weseri674/
Bosiri673/
Waissoire673/
Vaseri672/
Bashshiri672/
Vaxiri671/
Wausheire671/
Vesiri671/
Wacire671/
Bashairih671/
Weziri671/

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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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  • 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 Wasiri
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