Wasset Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Niger

Wasset Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wasset Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Wasset (9) may also be a first name.

Wasset Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wasset is held by more people in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wasset? popularity and diffusion

It is the 10,311,814th most frequently occurring last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The last name Wasset is predominantly found in Africa, where 67 percent of Wasset reside; 33 percent reside in Central Africa and 33 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Wasset is also the 3,941,740th most frequently used first name worldwide. It is borne by 9 people.

The last name Wasset is most frequently occurring in Cameroon, where it is carried by 1 people, or 1 in 20,769,068. Excluding Cameroon this last name occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Niger, where 33 percent reside and The United States, where 33 percent reside.

Wasset Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Wasset has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Wasset surname fell 67 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wasseth921/
Wassett920/
Waset9131/
Wassette860/
Basset8316,324/
Vasset83570/
Waseet83390/
Wassit8334/
Wasete831/
Waseth831/
Wesset830/
Washet830/
Bassett7745,806/
Vaysset77365/
Baisset77165/
Bausset77160/
Wassite77138/
Vaisset77115/
Baysset7790/
Wadseth7743/
Vassett7728/
Basseet7717/
Vasseth7714/
Waaseth7713/
Baïsset778/
Washetz772/
Vaÿsset771/
Washeit771/
Watseet771/
Basseit771/
Wessett770/
Wossett770/
Baset738,914/
Wasit733,030/
Vaset73250/
Wased7323/
Wacet732/
Weset731/
Basssett714/
Basseett713/
Wasaisth711/
Washetsh711/
Vassette711/
Whessett710/
Weasheat710/
Woodsset710/
Hbassett710/
Beassett710/
Bassit673,828/
Baseet671,437/
Bosset671,021/
Bashet67421/
Bauset67303/
Vadset67235/
Vasist67224/
Vayssette67221/
Weseth67150/
Vaissette67135/
Waisit6775/
Bassed6773/
Basett6768/
Waseed6762/
Wachet6743/
Vatset6742/
Wasith6741/
Vesset6719/
Washit6712/
Baaset6712/
Woseth6711/
Vaseth6711/
Wasait677/
Wossed675/
Washed674/
Vayset674/
Wascheidt673/
Bascet672/
Basiet672/
Wooset672/
Wosist671/
Wassid671/
Wasids671/
Wasite671/
Vasetz671/
Vashet671/
Waicet671/
Basetd671/
Baseit671/
Bayset671/
Wasyot671/
Weissheit670/
Wazett670/

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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 Wasset
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