View the most partisan surnames in The United States

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

Wasta (Arabic: الواسطى, Marathi: आसमा) is found most frequently in Indonesia. It can appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

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

It is the 208,113^th most commonly used family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 3,665,768 people. Wasta is predominantly found in Asia, where 94 percent of Wasta reside; 42 percent reside in West Asia and 42 percent reside in Arabian Peninsula. It is also the 125,312^th most numerous forename at a global level. It is borne by 3,265 people.

The surname is most frequent in Indonesia, where it is carried by 726 people, or 1 in 182,161. In Indonesia it is most numerous in: West Java, where 60 percent are found, Bali, where 18 percent are found and Banten, where 5 percent are found. Excluding Indonesia this last name occurs in 30 countries. It is also common in Saudi Arabia, where 36 percent are found and India, where 14 percent are found.

Wasta Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

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

Wasta Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those holding the Wasta last name are 17.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 64% being registered with the 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.