Wastan Surname
Approximately 91 people bear this surname
Wastan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iraq | 42 | 1:833,849 | 11,429 |
| Indonesia | 25 | 1:5,289,968 | 246,176 |
| Pakistan | 12 | 1:14,886,990 | 61,272 |
| Papua New Guinea | 7 | 1:1,164,817 | 109,517 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 1:16,739,561 | 595,711 |
Wastan (24) may also be a first name.
Wastan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wastan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wastan is most common in Iraq. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Wastan click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wastan? popularity and diffusion
Wastan is the 1,955,159th most frequently held surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 80,082,922 people. The surname Wastan occurs mostly in Asia, where 91 percent of Wastan live; 47 percent live in West Asia and 46 percent live in Levant. Wastan is also the 2,187,323rd most commonly held first name internationally, held by 24 people.
It is most widely held in Iraq, where it is held by 42 people, or 1 in 833,849. Aside from Iraq this surname is found in 7 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 27 percent are found and Pakistan, where 13 percent are found.
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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
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- 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 Wastan
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