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Where Does The Last Name Wasta Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Wasta (Arabic: الواسطى, Marathi: आसमा) occurs in Indonesia more than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wasta? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname Wasta is the 208,113^th most frequently occurring last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 3,665,768 people. The surname Wasta occurs mostly in Asia, where 94 percent of Wasta live; 42 percent live in West Asia and 42 percent live in Arabian Peninsula. It is also the 125,312^th most frequently held first name on earth, held by 3,265 people.

This last name is most frequently held in Indonesia, where it is held by 726 people, or 1 in 182,161. In Indonesia Wasta is most prevalent in: West Java, where 60 percent reside, Bali, where 18 percent reside and Banten, where 5 percent reside. Barring Indonesia this surname exists in 30 countries. It also occurs in Saudi Arabia, where 36 percent reside and India, where 14 percent reside.

Wasta Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Wasta has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Wasta surname grew 1,171 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wasta Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States Wasta are 17.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 64% registered with the political party.

The amount Wasta earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 48.05% less than the national average, earning 179,773 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 10.43% more than the national average, earning R 262,416 per year and in United States they earn 1.22% more than the national average, earning $43,674 USD per year.