Wasma Surname

180,045th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,368 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Egypt

Wasma Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wasma Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt2,1361:43,0414,344
Indonesia2051:645,11850,622
Papua New Guinea161:509,60763,542
Maldives61:67,3622,983
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Wasma (1,087) may also be a first name.

Wasma Last Name Facts

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

Wasma (Arabic: وسما, Hindi: वसमा) is found most in Egypt. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wasma? popularity and diffusion

It is the 180,045th most frequent surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 3,077,511 people. The surname Wasma is primarily found in Africa, where 90 percent of Wasma live; 90 percent live in North Africa and 90 percent live in Arabic North Africa. Wasma is also the 242,116th most common first name on earth It is held by 1,087 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Egypt, where it is held by 2,136 people, or 1 in 43,041. Without taking into account Egypt this surname occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 9 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wasmah9122/
Weasma915/
Waasma914/
Wasjma911/
Wasmai911/
Washma911/
Wassma911/
Wasmaa911/
Waismaa8330/
Waesmai832/
Wassmas831/
Wasmath830/
Wasmaud830/
Basma8010,697/
Wasmi80671/
Uasma80240/
Wasmo8065/
Wasme8016/
Wesma8016/
Wasmy8013/
Vasma8011/
Wazma807/
Wosma803/
Bassma73695/
Basmaa73237/
Wasmes73137/
Wassmo7330/
Vaasma7327/
Vaisma7320/
Basmai7316/
Vasmad7313/
Waismi7312/
Bashma738/
Basmay734/
Vasmai734/
Washmi733/
Basmma732/
Wazhma732/
Wesmah731/
Wosmah731/
Wasmey731/
Wazmat731/
Wasmih731/
Watsme731/
Wachma731/
Veasma731/
Waismo731/
Basmau731/
Wasmet730/
Woudsma67442/
Vaismaa67139/
Beasmma67102/
Waszmer6758/
Wachmah6741/
Weasmer6712/
Vaasmaa679/
Wasmeer677/
Weesmaa675/
Wuosmaa673/
Wassmér672/
Baismai671/
Baschma671/
Bassmaa671/
Washmer671/
Bashmah671/
Basmaih671/
Wasmoth670/
Washmet670/

Wasma Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Wasma in the Hindi language
वसमाvasama-
Wasma in the Arabic language
وسماwsma-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Wasma
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