Wasiu Surname
Approximately 42,559 people bear this surname
Wasiu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 41,934 | 1:4,224 | 568 |
| Ghana | 346 | 1:78,094 | 7,799 |
| Indonesia | 153 | 1:864,374 | 65,003 |
| Australia | 35 | 1:771,306 | 49,759 |
| Pakistan | 21 | 1:8,506,852 | 44,204 |
| Maldives | 13 | 1:31,090 | 1,777 |
| England | 11 | 1:5,065,278 | 148,650 |
| Papua New Guinea | 10 | 1:815,372 | 88,623 |
| Iceland | 9 | 1:42,232 | 2,922 |
| United States | 6 | 1:60,409,822 | 1,028,827 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
Wasiu (166,284) may also be a first name.
Wasiu Demographics
Average Wasiu Salary in
United States
$30,594 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Wasiu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wasiu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wasiu is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wasiu? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 13,165th most common family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 171,234 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Wasiu live; 99 percent live in West Africa and 99 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Wasiu is also the 6,327th most numerous first name throughout the world. It is borne by 166,284 people.
It is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is held by 41,934 people, or 1 in 4,224. In Nigeria Wasiu is primarily found in: Oyo, where 30 percent reside, Lagos, where 18 percent reside and Osun, where 11 percent reside. Aside from Nigeria it is found in 23 countries. It also occurs in Ghana, where 1 percent reside and Indonesia, where 0 percent reside.
Wasiu Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is chiefly Muslim (84%) in Nigeria.
Wasiu earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 29.1% less than the national average, earning $30,594 USD per year.
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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 Wasiu
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