Wassaf Surname

1,353,468th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 164 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Lebanon

Wassaf Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wassaf Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran821:936,37244,282
Argentina301:1,424,78080,162
United States141:25,889,924709,614
Lebanon91:626,34314,059
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
France11:66,422,722504,397
England11:55,718,059489,080
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Canada11:36,845,591464,108

Wassaf (180) may also be a first name.

Wassaf Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wassaf occurs in Iran more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Wassaf.

How Common Is The Last Name Wassaf? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,353,468th most commonly occurring last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 44,436,256 people. The last name Wassaf occurs mostly in Asia, where 61 percent of Wassaf are found; 52 percent are found in South Asia and 51 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 679,247th most frequently occurring first name at a global level. It is borne by 180 people.

The surname Wassaf is most common in Iran, where it is held by 82 people, or 1 in 936,372. In Iran it is most common in: Mazandaran Province, where 48 percent are found, West Azerbaijan Province, where 28 percent are found and Alborz Province, where 11 percent are found. Apart from Iran it occurs in 20 countries. It is also common in Argentina, where 18 percent are found and The United States, where 9 percent are found.

Wassaf Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Wassaf surname is principally Maronite (100%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those holding the Wassaf surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 100% registered to vote for the party.

Wassaf earn more than double the average income. In United States they earn 180.42% more than the national average, earning $121,000 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wassaff929/
Wassafe927/
Wassauf922/
Wassaif921/
Wasaf911,010/
Wasaff83149/
Wassof8322/
Bassaf8311/
Wassaw838/
Vassaf834/
Wasaif834/
Waasaf834/
Waisaf833/
Wasaaf832/
Wasiaf831/
Wasawf831/
Wassouf777,928/
Vassaif776/
Watssof772/
Washaif771/
Bassaif771/
Wajdsaf771/
Vasaf7357/
Wesaf7310/
Basaf737/
Wasaw734/
Wasav732/
Uasaf731/
Watssoff714/
Basaif67647/
Vasafe6750/
Wasoff6744/
Washaw6744/
Wasowa6727/
Wasouf6725/
Washof6720/
Vassaw6717/
Vassav679/
Huasaf676/
Baasaf675/
Bassab675/
Vassab675/
Wasaub674/
Wasahb674/
Bassof673/
Watsaw673/
Bashaf672/
Wessof672/
Waisaw672/
Wessaw671/
Wasatv671/
Wasaph671/
Weasaw671/
Wassow671/
Wosafe671/
Vassof671/
Wasuof671/
Wausaw670/

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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 Wassaf
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