Wassens Surname

853,416th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 320 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Wassens Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wassens Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands2751:61,40810,565
Canada211:1,754,552114,935
Australia191:1,420,82673,129
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
England11:55,718,059489,080
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Wassens Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wassens is found most frequently in The Netherlands. It can appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Wassens.

How Common Is The Last Name Wassens? popularity and diffusion

The last name Wassens is the 853,416th most numerous surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 22,773,581 people. The last name Wassens occurs predominantly in Europe, where 87 percent of Wassens reside; 86 percent reside in Western Europe and 86 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most frequently occurring in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 275 people, or 1 in 61,408. In The Netherlands it is most prevalent in: Overijssel, where 31 percent live, Drenthe, where 14 percent live and South Holland, where 13 percent live. Excluding The Netherlands this last name occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 7 percent live and Australia, where 6 percent live.

Wassens Last Name Statistics demography

Wassens earn notably more than the average income. In Canada they earn 19.08% more than the national average, earning $59,161 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wasens920/
Bassens8695/
Wessens861/
Watsens860/
Vaessens80200/
Baussens8049/
Vaassens8020/
Basens7727/
Wesens776/
Wazens771/
Uasens770/
Bossens71242/
Wasench712/
Bassins712/
Wasinst711/
Bausens711/
Wachens711/
Vashens710/
Watsins710/
Vessens710/
Boussens6714/
Watchens673/
Beyssens671/
Weisense670/

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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 Wassens
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