Wasiyu Surname
Approximately 512 people bear this surname
Wasiyu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 502 | 1:352,874 | 19,032 |
| Indonesia | 6 | 1:22,041,532 | 555,748 |
| Burkina Faso | 2 | 1:9,176,050 | 23,741 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
Wasiyu (575) may also be a first name.
Wasiyu Demographics
Wasiyu Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Wasiyu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wasiyu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wasiyu occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Wasiyu? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 605,571st most common surname on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 14,233,488 people. The surname Wasiyu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Wasiyu are found; 98 percent are found in West Africa and 98 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 349,457th most prevalent forename globally, borne by 575 people.
The last name is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is held by 502 people, or 1 in 352,874. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Sokoto, where 29 percent are found, Niger, where 21 percent are found and Kebbi, where 17 percent are found. Apart from Nigeria this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 1 percent are found and Burkina Faso, where 0 percent are found.
Wasiyu Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is predominantly Muslim (79%) in Nigeria.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wagiyu | 83 | 3 | / |
| Wasiju | 83 | 1 | / |
| Wassieu | 77 | 12 | / |
| Washieu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wasigiu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Basiju | 67 | 12 | / |
| Baziyu | 67 | 11 | / |
| Wagiju | 67 | 3 | / |
| Vaciyu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Bagiyu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vasieu | 67 | 0 | / |
| Baisieu | 62 | 12 | / |
| Wossieu | 62 | 10 | / |
| Bassieu | 62 | 3 | / |
| Vassieu | 62 | 2 | / |
| Baysieu | 62 | 1 | / |
| Wosyius | 62 | 1 | / |
| Vassieux | 57 | 121 | / |
| Watchieu | 57 | 2 | / |
| Baussieu | 57 | 1 | / |
| Woissieu | 57 | 1 | / |
| Vaussieu | 57 | 1 | / |
| Beaussieu | 53 | 115 | / |
| Vassihiou | 53 | 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 Wasiyu
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