Wasse Surname
Approximately 3,713 people bear this surname
Wasse Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethiopia | 3,059 | 1:31,888 | 3,759 |
| Benin | 100 | 1:103,356 | 11,687 |
| Germany | 100 | 1:805,055 | 59,076 |
| Ivory Coast | 98 | 1:235,421 | 9,552 |
| Cameroon | 88 | 1:236,012 | 23,423 |
| France | 60 | 1:1,107,045 | 119,335 |
| Netherlands | 53 | 1:318,626 | 37,214 |
| United States | 49 | 1:7,397,121 | 336,459 |
| Uganda | 34 | 1:1,148,214 | 47,064 |
| Burkina Faso | 11 | 1:1,668,373 | 13,584 |
| Canada | 7 | 1:5,263,656 | 239,735 |
| Nigeria | 6 | 1:29,523,793 | 355,097 |
| England | 5 | 1:11,143,612 | 252,590 |
| Russia | 4 | 1:36,030,764 | 577,589 |
| Sweden | 4 | 1:2,461,689 | 157,534 |
| Niger | 4 | 1:4,798,004 | 75,547 |
| Indonesia | 4 | 1:33,062,298 | 643,618 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Australia | 4 | 1:6,748,925 | 181,100 |
| Argentina | 3 | 1:14,247,805 | 235,975 |
| Finland | 2 | 1:2,748,351 | 72,663 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1:4,076,858 | 165,791 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| French Polynesia | 1 | 1:280,805 | 7,211 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 5 | 1:4,875,074 | 116,529 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:1,568,416 | 19,290 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 9 | 1:5,579,854 | 232,921 |
The alternate forms: Wassé (1) are calculated separately.
Wasse (6,189) may also be a first name.
Wasse Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Wass,' a township in the parish of Kilburn, near Helmsley, North Riding of Yorkshire This is an established Yorkshire name. Probably the two following entries do not concern this name:
Nicholas Wax, Wiltshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
William Waz, Oxfordshire, ibid.
1748. Married — Christopher Wass and Margaret Thickpenny: St. George Chapel, Mayfair.
1765. — Samuel Lane and Rose Wass: St. George, Hanover Square.
(English) 1 belonging to Wass (Yorks), apparently a form of Wase: v. Wase.
(occasionally) 2 Sharp, Keen [Old English hwœs(s = O.H.Ger. h)was\ (Anglo-French-Celt.) = Wace, q.v.
W aso.—Domesday-Bk.
Thomas and Henry Wass were freeholders of Warsopp and North Muscombe, Notts, in 1698 (Harleian MS., 6846). Joseph Wasse was rector of Aynho, Northamptonshire, in 1711 (Baker's "Northamptonshire"). Christopher Wase was mayor of Hertford in 1680 (Turnor's "Hertford"). Wass was a common name in Northallerton, Yorkshire, in the 17th and 18th centuries (Ingledew's "Northallerton"). In the 13th century this name in one form and another was much more widely distributed than it is at present: as Was and Waz it then occurred in Oxfordshire and Wiltshire; as Wase and Waze, in Norfolk; as Le Wase, in Bucks; and as De Was, in Northumberland (H. R.).
Wasse Demographics
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Wasse Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wasse Come From? nationality or country of origin
Wasse (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻭﺍﺻﻲ) is found in Ethiopia more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as: Wassé. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wasse? popularity and diffusion
It is the 123,029th most frequently occurring last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 1,962,711 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 90 percent of Wasse reside; 83 percent reside in East Africa and 82 percent reside in Ethiosemitic Africa. Wasse is also the 84,000th most widely held first name internationally, held by 6,189 people.
This surname is most common in Ethiopia, where it is held by 3,059 people, or 1 in 31,888. Apart from Ethiopia this last name is found in 31 countries. It is also found in Benin, where 3 percent are found and Germany, where 3 percent are found.
Wasse Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Wasse has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Wasse surname increased 544 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Wasse Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Wasse surname are 13.44% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 66.67% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Wasse earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 22.88% less than the national average, earning $33,275 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.71% more than the national average, earning $52,024 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Wasse Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Wasse in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻭﺍﺻﻲ | wasy | - |
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