Wasit Surname
Approximately 3,030 people bear this surname
Wasit Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Syria | 1,746 | 1:11,054 | 955 |
| Indonesia | 475 | 1:278,419 | 25,088 |
| Philippines | 425 | 1:238,208 | 36,161 |
| Pakistan | 146 | 1:1,223,588 | 14,537 |
| Iraq | 79 | 1:443,312 | 7,666 |
| Afghanistan | 33 | 1:974,339 | 9,366 |
| India | 33 | 1:23,244,406 | 321,547 |
| Thailand | 32 | 1:2,207,448 | 250,768 |
| Malaysia | 13 | 1:2,268,787 | 89,138 |
| Taiwan | 12 | 1:1,953,729 | 12,642 |
| Papua New Guinea | 12 | 1:679,476 | 78,554 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Bangladesh | 4 | 1:39,839,193 | 17,324 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Canada | 4 | 1:9,211,398 | 321,528 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
Wasit (3,086) may also be a first name.
Wasit Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wasit Come From? nationality or country of origin
Wasit (Arabic: الواسط, Hindi: वासित, Marathi: वसीत, Oriya: ୱାସିତ) is found most in Syria. It may be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Wasit? popularity and diffusion
The surname Wasit is the 146,334th most commonly occurring surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 2,405,131 people. Wasit is predominantly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Wasit are found; 61 percent are found in West Asia and 60 percent are found in Levant. It is also the 129,850th most frequently used given name throughout the world, held by 3,086 people.
Wasit is most frequently occurring in Syria, where it is carried by 1,746 people, or 1 in 11,054. In Syria Wasit is most frequent in: Rif Dimashq Governorate, where 100 percent are found and Hama Governorate, where 0 percent are found. Besides Syria it exists in 18 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 16 percent are found and The Philippines, where 14 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Wasit Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Wasit in the Hindi language | ||
| वासित | vasita | - |
| Wasit in the Marathi language | ||
| वसीत | vasita | - |
| Wasit in the Oriya language | ||
| ୱାସିତ | wasita | 77.78 |
| ୱାସିତ୍ | wasit | 11.11 |
| ଓାସିତ୍ | oasit | 11.11 |
| Wasit in the Arabic language | ||
| الواسط | alwast | - |
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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 Wasit
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