Wassem Surname
Approximately 695 people bear this surname
Wassem Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt | 305 | 1:301,429 | 19,796 |
| Brazil | 154 | 1:1,390,093 | 46,994 |
| United States | 121 | 1:2,995,528 | 175,060 |
| Pakistan | 65 | 1:2,748,367 | 23,130 |
| India | 13 | 1:59,005,029 | 552,550 |
| Germany | 9 | 1:8,945,051 | 266,530 |
| Saudi Arabia | 9 | 1:3,428,424 | 32,607 |
| Cameroon | 5 | 1:4,153,814 | 129,697 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 35 | 1:1,434,820 | 77,606 |
Wassem (3,560) may also be a first name.
Wassem Demographics
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Wassem Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wassem Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wassem (Hindi: वसीम, Marathi: सेम, Oriya: ୱାସିମ) is carried by more people in Egypt than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wassem? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 480,002nd most prevalent last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 10,485,678 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 45 percent of Wassem live; 44 percent live in North Africa and 44 percent live in Arabic North Africa. It is also the 118,737th most commonly used first name globally, held by 3,560 people.
The last name is most prevalent in Egypt, where it is held by 305 people, or 1 in 301,429. Other than Egypt Wassem exists in 16 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 22 percent are found and The United States, where 17 percent are found.
Wassem Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Wassem has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Wassem surname grew 346 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Wassem Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Wassem surname are 11.12% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 57.89% being registered with the party.
Wassem earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 22.02% more than the national average, earning $52,649 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Wassem Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Wassem in the Oriya language | ||
| ୱାସିମ | wasima | - |
| Wassem in the Marathi language | ||
| सेम | sema | - |
| Wassem in the Hindi language | ||
| वसीम | vasima | 85.71 |
| वासीम | vasima | 14.29 |
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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 Wassem
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