Wassalke Surname

3,882,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 26 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Niger
Highest density in:
Niger

Wassalke Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wassalke Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Niger251:767,68117,983
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539

The alternate forms: Wassalké (1) are calculated separately.

Wassalke Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wassalke is more commonly found in Niger than any other country/territory. It can also appear as: Wassalké. Click here for other possible spellings of Wassalke.

How Common Is The Last Name Wassalke? popularity and diffusion

The surname Wassalke is the 3,882,373rd most frequently used family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 280,290,228 people. Wassalke occurs predominantly in Africa, where 96 percent of Wassalke are found; 96 percent are found in West Africa and 96 percent are found in Chadic Africa.

The last name is most commonly used in Niger, where it is carried by 25 people, or 1 in 767,681. In Niger it is mostly concentrated in: Tillabéri Region, where 96 percent reside and Niamey Capital District, where 4 percent reside. Apart from Niger it occurs in one country. It also occurs in Belgium, where 4 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wassalké961/
Wassalkey941/
Wasalke931/
Wassolk800/
Waschalk7511/
Washchalk711/
Vasalka672/
Vasialka636/
Wasalchi631/
Voshalkie591/
Vaichalker561/
Basholk531/
Wasiołka5051/
Boschalk5012/
Bouzalke501/
Bousalki501/
Woodsolk501/

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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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  • 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 Wassalke
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