Wasm Surname

4,427,875th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Afghanistan

Wasm Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wasm Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan81:22,330,48677,733
Afghanistan51:6,430,63727,710
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Wasm (66) may also be a first name.

Wasm Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Wasm Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Wasm is found in Pakistan more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wasm? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 4,427,875th most numerous surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 364,377,296 people. It is predominantly found in Asia, where 85 percent of Wasm are found; 65 percent are found in South Asia and 65 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Wasm is also the 1,201,840th most commonly used first name in the world, borne by 66 people.

It is most frequently used in Pakistan, where it is held by 8 people, or 1 in 22,330,486. In Pakistan Wasm is mostly concentrated in: Punjab, where 63 percent reside, Sindh, where 25 percent reside and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 13 percent reside. Excluding Pakistan this last name is found in 7 countries. It is also found in Afghanistan, where 25 percent reside and Taiwan, where 10 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wasme8916/
Waism898/
Waasm894/
Wassm893/
Waszm893/
Wasmth801/
Whashm801/
Watsme801/
Basm75405/
Wazm756/
Wajm752/
Vasm751/
Uasm751/
Bassm67123/
Bashm67112/
Basmh676/
Vasme674/
Wajme671/
Baism671/
Waazm671/
Weysm671/
Vashm671/
Vaasm671/
Vaism671/
Weism671/

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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
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  • 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 Wasm
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