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
The last name Wasiru occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Wasiru click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wasiru? popularity and diffusion
Wasiru is the 1,649,806th most commonly used surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 60,227,652 people. Wasiru occurs mostly in Africa, where 93 percent of Wasiru reside; 92 percent reside in West Africa and 92 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 609,814th most commonly held first name world-wide, held by 219 people.
Wasiru is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 111 people, or 1 in 1,595,881. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Niger, where 22 percent live, Lagos, where 16 percent live and Oyo, where 10 percent live. Other than Nigeria this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 7 percent live and Kenya, where 1 percent live.
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
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