Wassouf Surname

63,205th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,928 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Syria
Highest density in:
Syria

Wassouf Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wassouf Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Syria6,6101:2,920346
Egypt3051:301,42919,796
Saudi Arabia2781:110,99214,774
Lebanon2061:27,3642,941
Venezuela751:402,7218,293
Argentina721:593,65942,221
Brazil661:3,243,55093,057
Iraq521:673,4939,953
United States421:8,629,975373,648
France411:1,620,066149,911
Kuwait391:97,45410,676
Qatar221:107,18211,536
Australia201:1,349,78570,688
United Arab Emirates151:610,81823,687
Sweden141:703,34052,204
England141:3,979,861125,553
Germany111:7,318,678235,042
Antigua and Barbuda61:16,5281,436
Tunisia51:122,12516,050
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
China11:1,367,321,56651,149

Wassouf (12) may also be a first name.

Wassouf Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wassouf is held by more people in Syria than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Wassouf? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 63,205th most widespread surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 919,216 people. The last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 91 percent of Wassouf live; 91 percent live in West Asia and 87 percent live in Levant. It is also the 3,306,491st most widely held given name world-wide. It is borne by 12 people.

The surname is most widely held in Syria, where it is carried by 6,610 people, or 1 in 2,920. In Syria Wassouf is mostly concentrated in: Tartus Governorate, where 55 percent live, Homs Governorate, where 37 percent live and Hama Governorate, where 7 percent live. Apart from Syria Wassouf exists in 40 countries. It also occurs in Egypt, where 4 percent live and Saudi Arabia, where 4 percent live.

Wassouf Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is principally Alawite (46%) in Lebanon.

In The United States Wassouf are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 50% registered to vote for the political party.

Wassouf earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 3.89% less than the national average, earning $41,470 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wasouf9225/
Wassof9222/
Wassuf9218/
Wassauf862/
Uassouf862/
Watssof862/
Bassouf861/
Vassouf861/
Wossouf861/
Wasuf8314/
Watssoff804/
Woussouf802/
Wassaf77164/
Wasoff7744/
Washof7720/
Vasouf779/
Vassuf774/
Bassof773/
Wasuof771/
Vassof771/
Wassow771/
Uassuf771/
Bassoff71191/
Vassoff7113/
Wassaff719/
Wajshof718/
Wassafe717/
Bossouf713/
Bassoub711/
Weassow711/
Wassaif711/
Boussouf678,340/
Wasaf671,010/
Uasuf67102/
Wasow6784/
Basuf6729/
Waschhof6715/
Wasuw6711/
Vasuf6710/
Basof675/
Wajschof674/
Vasof672/
Weisshof671/
Waschoff671/
Waushoff670/

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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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  • 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 Wassouf
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