Wasson Surname
Approximately 14,594 people bear this surname
Wasson Surname Definition:
From Watson through a delicate sounding of t. John Cathcart Wason of Ayrshire, M. P., died in 1921.
Wasson Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 11,785 | 1:30,756 | 3,827 |
| India | 780 | 1:983,417 | 41,737 |
| Canada | 591 | 1:62,344 | 7,286 |
| Australia | 310 | 1:87,083 | 10,056 |
| France | 309 | 1:214,960 | 33,430 |
| Northern Ireland | 258 | 1:7,151 | 1,252 |
| England | 142 | 1:392,381 | 27,229 |
| Ireland | 112 | 1:42,044 | 3,251 |
| South Africa | 75 | 1:722,369 | 51,132 |
| Belgium | 66 | 1:174,192 | 23,583 |
| New Zealand | 55 | 1:82,333 | 11,809 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| Scotland | 20 | 1:267,691 | 12,985 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Thailand | 6 | 1:11,773,058 | 553,295 |
| Afghanistan | 5 | 1:6,430,637 | 27,710 |
| Wales | 4 | 1:773,633 | 29,106 |
| China | 4 | 1:341,830,392 | 16,990 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| Colombia | 3 | 1:15,924,691 | 28,711 |
| Hong Kong | 3 | 1:2,445,161 | 9,595 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 2 | 1:55,188 | 6,229 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Eritrea | 1 | 1:4,751,901 | 911 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 252 | 1:17,579 | 2,142 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 35 | 1:696,439 | 33,013 |
| Scotland | 24 | 1:155,967 | 6,425 |
| Wales | 3 | 1:522,805 | 14,314 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:51,882 | 3,898 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2,550 | 1:19,694 | 2,483 |
Wasson (133) may also be a first name.
Wasson Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
From Watson through a delicate sounding of t. John Cathcart Wason of Ayrshire, M. P., died in 1921.
(English, Swedish, German) Descendant of little Waso or Wasso (sharp), or of little Wace (watchful); the son of Waso or Wace; the son of one who came from Wasa, a province in Finland; descendant of Waso, a pet form of names commencing with Was (sharp), as Hwasmot.
Wasson Demographics
Average Male Wasson Height
177.25 cm
Average Female Wasson Height
161.26 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Wasson Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wasson Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wasson (Arabic: لاسون, Hindi: वासन, Marathi: सोन) occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Wasson.
How Common Is The Last Name Wasson? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 36,154th most numerous family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 499,352 people. The surname Wasson is mostly found in The Americas, where 77 percent of Wasson reside; 77 percent reside in North America and 77 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 804,402nd most prevalent first name in the world. It is borne by 133 people.
This last name is most commonly used in The United States, where it is borne by 11,785 people, or 1 in 30,756. In The United States Wasson is mostly concentrated in: Texas, where 8 percent reside, Missouri, where 6 percent reside and Indiana, where 5 percent reside. Barring The United States this surname exists in 40 countries. It is also common in India, where 5 percent reside and Canada, where 4 percent reside.
Wasson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Wasson has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Wasson last name expanded 462 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 406 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it contracted 56 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Scotland it contracted 17 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 133 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Wasson Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is primarily Presbyterian (66%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Wasson last name are 16.81% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 63.58% registered with the political party.
The amount Wasson earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 143.82% more than the national average, earning R 579,408 per year; in United States they earn 4.55% more than the national average, earning $45,112 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.77% more than the national average, earning $53,048 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Wasson Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Wasson in the Hindi language | ||
| वासन | vasana | - |
| Wasson in the Marathi language | ||
| सोन | sona | - |
| Wasson in the Arabic language | ||
| لاسون | laswn | - |
| اسون | aswn | - |
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