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) occurs in Egypt more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Wasma click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wasma? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 180,045th most numerous family name globally, held by around 1 in 3,077,511 people. Wasma is primarily found in Africa, where 90 percent of Wasma are found; 90 percent are found in North Africa and 90 percent are found in Arabic North Africa. It is also the 242,116th most prevalent forename world-wide It is held by 1,087 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Egypt, where it is borne by 2,136 people, or 1 in 43,041. Apart from Egypt Wasma exists in 7 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 9 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 1 percent are found.

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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  • 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 Wasma
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