Wassem Surname

480,002nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 695 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Egypt

Wassem Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wassem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt3051:301,42919,796
Brazil1541:1,390,09346,994
United States1211:2,995,528175,060
Pakistan651:2,748,36723,130
India131:59,005,029552,550
Germany91:8,945,051266,530
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
Cameroon51:4,153,814129,697
England41:13,929,515290,718
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
France11:66,422,722504,397
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States351:1,434,82077,606

Wassem (3,560) may also be a first name.

Wassem Last Name Facts

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

Wassem (Hindi: वसीम, Marathi: सेम, Oriya: ୱାସିମ) is borne by more people in Egypt than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Wassem click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wassem? popularity and diffusion

The surname Wassem is the 480,002nd most frequently held last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 10,485,678 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 45 percent of Wassem are found; 44 percent are found in North Africa and 44 percent are found in Arabic North Africa. Wassem is also the 118,737th most widespread first name throughout the world. It is borne by 3,560 people.

Wassem is most prevalent in Egypt, where it is borne by 305 people, or 1 in 301,429. Besides Egypt this surname is found in 16 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 22 percent reside and The United States, where 17 percent reside.

Wassem Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Wassem has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Wassem last name grew 346 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wassem Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Wassem are 11.12% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 57.89% being registered with the political 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wasseem92144/
Waessem9256/
Wasshem9213/
Wassiem924/
Wasseme921/
Wasem914,724/
Wassheim860/
Waseem83164,156/
Bassem8311,212/
Wassim832,458/
Wassam831,223/
Wassen831,149/
Wassom83805/
Waseme83187/
Waasem8358/
Wasiem8336/
Vassem8328/
Wessem8318/
Wasgem8313/
Waseim8310/
Washem838/
Wasemm835/
Waseam834/
Wahsem831/
Beassem77485/
Basseem77184/
Washeim7777/
Washeem7723/
Wasseen7720/
Waissen7719/
Woessem7717/
Wassane7713/
Wassend779/
Whassam778/
Waaseem778/
Wassimk776/
Basshem775/
Wassime775/
Baissem773/
Waseemc773/
Vasseem772/
Watssen772/
Waseeme772/
Wassoum772/
Whaseem772/
Weaseem772/
Waseemn772/
Baassem771/
Basseym771/
Waseemm771/
Hwaisem771/
Watseme771/
Whassom771/
Wassaim771/
Washeme771/
Wassiom771/
Vwaseem771/
Washiem770/
Wassone770/
Wayssen770/
Wasim7337,997/
Basem738,985/
Wasam731,608/
Wasen731,311/
Vasem7399/
Wosem7337/
Wasom7333/
Wesem7330/
Wasym733/
Wacem732/
Waissane7153/
Wassenne7118/
Waisheim712/
Waseemmd711/
Wayssane711/
Weisseim711/
Wadssane711/
Wasson6714,594/
Wossen676,333/
Wassan675,642/
Bassim675,247/
Waseen673,190/
Washam672,959/
Vaseem672,579/
Washim672,445/
Baseem671,571/
Bassen671,257/
Vassen67562/
Washausen67404/
Washen67283/
Wassin67276/
Waisam67193/
Wasamh67183/
Wassén67167/
Wasime67160/
Waisen67123/
Bashem6784/
Wasane6775/
Baseam6767/
Vessem6757/
Waasen6756/
Washom6754/
Baasem6752/
Wuasom6749/
Wajsen6733/
Waseun6722/
Bössem6721/
Weissheim6718/
Waysam6717/
Basiem6716/
Baysem6716/
Uessem6715/
Waszen6713/
Waisom6713/
Vassim6712/
Wasjim6711/
Weasen6711/
Vassam679/
Wausen679/
Waysen679/
Wachem678/
Bossem677/
Bausem676/
Woseme675/
Vaseme675/
Waasam675/
Weseem674/
Wasuen674/
Waysom674/
Wahsim673/
Vassym673/
Vasiem672/
Wossom672/
Wasimk672/
Vashem672/
Wasaim672/
Woisem672/
Waasim672/
Wahsen672/
Wasone672/
Wasaam672/
Baisem672/
Baseim671/
Vwasim671/
Woesem671/
Woseem671/
Wasaum671/
Wasoen671/
Vaasem671/
Wasien671/
Waasom671/
Vascem671/
Wasenn671/
Vossem671/
Wassèn671/
Wasaen671/
Wasimn671/
Waceem671/
Waceme671/
Waissoune671/
Woussatem671/
Woosem671/
Weseum671/
Wasehn671/
Wasoom671/
Uassim671/
Bassym671/
Waxsom670/
Beasem670/
Weshsheim670/
Whasen670/

Wassem Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Wassem in the Oriya language
ୱାସିମwasima-
Wassem in the Marathi language
सेमsema-
Wassem in the Hindi language
वसीमvasima85.71
वासीमvasima14.29

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Wassem
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