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) has its highest incidence in Syria. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wasit? popularity and diffusion
The surname Wasit is the 146,334th most widely held family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,405,131 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 99 percent of Wasit are found; 61 percent are found in West Asia and 60 percent are found in Levant. Wasit is also the 129,850th most commonly occurring first name worldwide, held by 3,086 people.
The last name Wasit is most prevalent in Syria, where it is held by 1,746 people, or 1 in 11,054. In Syria it is most prevalent in: Rif Dimashq Governorate, where 100 percent live and Hama Governorate, where 0 percent live. Barring Syria this last name exists in 18 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 16 percent live and The Philippines, where 14 percent live.
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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