Wasiru Surname

1,649,806th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 121 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Wasiru Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wasiru Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1111:1,595,88159,722
Indonesia81:16,531,149488,268
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Washiru9211/
Wasirou922/
Wassirou86147/
Basiru8394,912/
Wajiru8384/
Waziru8377/
Wesiru8310/
Wagiru8310/
Vasiru834/
Waxiru832/
Waciru831/
Waseru831/
Wasssirou801/
Bashiru7782,554/
Basirou7765/
Bassiru7754/
Wazirou7749/
Basihru7735/
Basirau7723/
Basiruh7720/
Basairu7710/
Baisiru775/
Wachiru774/
Baasiru774/
Waiseru773/
Basirhu773/
Waxirau772/
Basirru772/
Basuiru772/
Hbasiru771/
Vassiru771/
Basirui771/
Basgiru771/
Basireu771/
Wajirou771/
Baseiru771/
Waigiru771/
Bassirou719,824/
Basshiru7118/
Bashuiru7113/
Bashirou719/
Baushiru718/
Wadjirou714/
Baashiru714/
Wachirou714/
Bashirru712/
Bashairu712/
Wadzhiru711/
Wassyrou711/
Bashsiru711/
Bashiruu711/
Bashirau711/
Bashhiru711/
Basheiru711/
Bayshiru711/
Vajiru6750/
Baseru6728/
Baziru6715/
Baciru6712/
Basssirou6710/
Wageru675/
Vaziru674/
Bagiru674/
Waceru674/
Bosiru673/
Wajeru672/
Wazeru672/
Basshirou671/
Basyru671/
Baassirou671/

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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
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