Wassif Surname

273,120th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,424 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Morocco

Wassif Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wassif Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt8241:111,5739,244
Morocco4091:84,29414,399
United States1321:2,745,901164,003
Canada141:2,631,828153,264
Australia101:2,699,570109,631
England91:6,190,895170,599
Northern Ireland71:263,57711,625
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
France21:33,211,361423,184
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828

Wassif (29) may also be a first name.

Wassif Last Name Facts

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

Wassif is held by more people in Egypt than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wassif? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 273,120th most commonly held surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 5,117,659 people. The surname Wassif occurs mostly in Africa, where 87 percent of Wassif reside; 87 percent reside in North Africa and 58 percent reside in Arabic North Africa. It is also the 1,951,561st most frequently used first name throughout the world. It is borne by 29 people.

This surname is most frequently used in Egypt, where it is carried by 824 people, or 1 in 111,573. Other than Egypt this surname occurs in 16 countries. It is also found in Morocco, where 29 percent are found and The United States, where 9 percent are found.

Wassif Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Wassif surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 50% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Wassif earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 31.93% more than the national average, earning $56,925 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.03% less than the national average, earning $49,170 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wassief923/
Wassiff921/
Wassaif921/
Wasif9113,196/
Wassef838,906/
Waasif83185/
Washif8315/
Bassif8311/
Wahsif8310/
Wasife837/
Wasaif834/
Vassif832/
Wasief832/
Wasifh831/
Vassaif776/
Wasseff774/
Washaif771/
Woussif771/
Bassaif771/
Wasef735,145/
Vasif731,296/
Basif731,263/
Wasiw7325/
Uasif736/
Wasyf732/
Wasiv731/
Basaif67647/
Waseef67406/
Vashif6753/
Vassef6744/
Bassiv6718/
Bashif6716/
Wasiph6711/
Vassib677/
Bassib675/
Wazeif674/
Bassef673/
Vassiv673/
Wessef672/
Baseif672/
Vaasif671/
Wasseb671/
Washiw671/
Wousif671/
Vasief671/
Vasife671/
Washef671/
Uossif671/

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