Wasiru Surname
Approximately 121 people bear this surname
Wasiru Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 111 | 1:1,595,881 | 59,722 |
| Indonesia | 8 | 1:16,531,149 | 488,268 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Wasiru (219) may also be a first name.
Wasiru Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wasiru Come From? nationality or country of origin
Wasiru is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Wasiru? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,649,806th most commonly occurring last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 60,227,652 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 93 percent of Wasiru reside; 92 percent reside in West Africa and 92 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Wasiru is also the 609,814th most prevalent first name at a global level It is held by 219 people.
This surname is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 111 people, or 1 in 1,595,881. In Nigeria Wasiru is most frequent in: Niger, where 22 percent reside, Lagos, where 16 percent reside and Oyo, where 10 percent reside. Barring Nigeria Wasiru occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 7 percent reside and Kenya, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Washiru | 92 | 11 | / |
| Wasirou | 92 | 2 | / |
| Wassirou | 86 | 147 | / |
| Basiru | 83 | 94,912 | / |
| Wajiru | 83 | 84 | / |
| Waziru | 83 | 77 | / |
| Wesiru | 83 | 10 | / |
| Wagiru | 83 | 10 | / |
| Vasiru | 83 | 4 | / |
| Waxiru | 83 | 2 | / |
| Waciru | 83 | 1 | / |
| Waseru | 83 | 1 | / |
| Wasssirou | 80 | 1 | / |
| Bashiru | 77 | 82,554 | / |
| Basirou | 77 | 65 | / |
| Bassiru | 77 | 54 | / |
| Wazirou | 77 | 49 | / |
| Basihru | 77 | 35 | / |
| Basirau | 77 | 23 | / |
| Basiruh | 77 | 20 | / |
| Basairu | 77 | 10 | / |
| Baisiru | 77 | 5 | / |
| Wachiru | 77 | 4 | / |
| Baasiru | 77 | 4 | / |
| Waiseru | 77 | 3 | / |
| Basirhu | 77 | 3 | / |
| Waxirau | 77 | 2 | / |
| Basirru | 77 | 2 | / |
| Basuiru | 77 | 2 | / |
| Hbasiru | 77 | 1 | / |
| Vassiru | 77 | 1 | / |
| Basirui | 77 | 1 | / |
| Basgiru | 77 | 1 | / |
| Basireu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wajirou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Baseiru | 77 | 1 | / |
| Waigiru | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bassirou | 71 | 9,824 | / |
| Basshiru | 71 | 18 | / |
| Bashuiru | 71 | 13 | / |
| Bashirou | 71 | 9 | / |
| Baushiru | 71 | 8 | / |
| Wadjirou | 71 | 4 | / |
| Baashiru | 71 | 4 | / |
| Wachirou | 71 | 4 | / |
| Bashirru | 71 | 2 | / |
| Bashairu | 71 | 2 | / |
| Wadzhiru | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wassyrou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bashsiru | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bashiruu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bashirau | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bashhiru | 71 | 1 | / |
| Basheiru | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bayshiru | 71 | 1 | / |
| Vajiru | 67 | 50 | / |
| Baseru | 67 | 28 | / |
| Baziru | 67 | 15 | / |
| Baciru | 67 | 12 | / |
| Basssirou | 67 | 10 | / |
| Wageru | 67 | 5 | / |
| Vaziru | 67 | 4 | / |
| Bagiru | 67 | 4 | / |
| Waceru | 67 | 4 | / |
| Bosiru | 67 | 3 | / |
| Wajeru | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wazeru | 67 | 2 | / |
| Basshirou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Basyru | 67 | 1 | / |
| Baassirou | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Wasiru
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis