Wasseini Surname

3,730,171st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 28 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Niger
Highest density in:
Niger

Wasseini Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

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Wasseini Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Niger261:738,15417,467
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830

Wasseini Last Name Facts

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

Wasseini occurs most in Niger. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wasseini? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,730,171st most frequently used family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 260,269,497 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Wasseini are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 100 percent are found in Chadic Africa.

Wasseini is most frequently used in Niger, where it is held by 26 people, or 1 in 738,154. In Niger Wasseini is most frequent in: Zinder Region, where 96 percent are found and Maradi Region, where 4 percent are found. Excluding Niger this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 7 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wosseini881/
Wousseini821/
Uosseini753/
Waisiini751/
Huosseini711/
Basiini671/
Vasiinai6321/
Bosehini631/
Bassiene631/
Vassiene630/
Bassayiene561/
Basiene535/
Baziini531/
Basiine531/
Vaisiene503/
Bausiene503/
Baziheni501/
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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 Wasseini
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