Wasow Surname

2,047,559th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 84 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Somalia

Wasow Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wasow Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany411:1,963,548108,338
United States261:13,940,728505,428
Somalia91:1,494,6733,608
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Poland11:38,008,749231,653

Wasow (14) may also be a first name.

Wasow Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wasow is most common in Germany. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wasow? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,047,559th most frequently used family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 86,756,499 people. Wasow occurs predominantly in Europe, where 50 percent of Wasow are found; 49 percent are found in Western Europe and 49 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 3,024,661st most commonly held first name at a global level, borne by 14 people.

The last name is most frequently held in Germany, where it is held by 41 people, or 1 in 1,963,548. In Germany it is most frequent in: Hesse, where 24 percent are found, Baden-Württemberg, where 20 percent are found and Lower Saxony, where 20 percent are found. Apart from Germany Wasow occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 31 percent are found and Somalia, where 11 percent are found.

Wasow Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Wasow last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% being registered with the party.

Wasow earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 45.72% more than the national average, earning $62,875 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Washow9166/
Wascow9161/
Wasowa9127/
Wasowe9111/
Watsow912/
Wassow911/
Weasow910/
Waschow83261/
Weassow831/
Wasuw8011/
Wacow805/
Wasaw804/
Wasoff7344/
Washaw7344/
Wachow7330/
Wasouf7325/
Wassof7322/
Washof7320/
Washov7314/
Wasawe7310/
Wosowa7310/
Wassaw738/
Watsaw733/
Bausow732/
Waisaw732/
Wessow731/
Wasawf731/
Wasuof731/
Vashow731/
Wesiow731/
Weasaw731/
Wazowa731/
Wausaw730/
Weshow730/
Wassouf677,928/
Wajshof678/
Watshaw674/
Watchow674/
Weyssow673/
Watssof672/
Wessouw671/
Waisova671/
Waishaw671/
Waschov671/
Beashow670/
Baschow670/
Wadshaw670/

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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 Wasow
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis