Wastav Surname
Approximately 131 people bear this surname
Wastav Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 111 | 1:6,910,499 | 153,869 |
| Nepal | 18 | 1:1,582,275 | 7,357 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
Wastav Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wastav Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wastav (Hindi: वास्तव) occurs more in India more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Wastav click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wastav? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,565,797th most frequently occurring last name on earth, borne by around 1 in 55,630,121 people. The surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Wastav are found; 99 percent are found in South Asia and 98 percent are found in Indo-South Asia.
It is most commonly used in India, where it is borne by 111 people, or 1 in 6,910,499. In India Wastav is most common in: Bihar, where 49 percent are found, Delhi, where 30 percent are found and Uttar Pradesh, where 15 percent are found. Aside from India this last name occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Nepal, where 14 percent are found and Nigeria, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Watstav | 92 | 1 | / |
| Washtav | 92 | 1 | / |
| Vastav | 83 | 6,321 | / |
| Bastav | 83 | 193 | / |
| Wastaw | 83 | 37 | / |
| Wastaf | 83 | 1 | / |
| Vastaev | 77 | 30 | / |
| Vasthav | 77 | 12 | / |
| Vashtav | 77 | 10 | / |
| Vaastav | 77 | 4 | / |
| Wastaff | 77 | 3 | / |
| Bastaiv | 77 | 1 | / |
| Waistaw | 77 | 1 | / |
| Vashtaev | 71 | 27 | / |
| Watstaff | 71 | 6 | / |
| Baishtav | 71 | 3 | / |
| Waxstaff | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wasstaff | 71 | 1 | / |
| Vasthavd | 71 | 1 | / |
| Waystaff | 71 | 0 | / |
| Bastov | 67 | 120 | / |
| Bastab | 67 | 91 | / |
| Vastab | 67 | 36 | / |
| Vastaw | 67 | 35 | / |
| Vastov | 67 | 8 | / |
| Westaw | 67 | 6 | / |
| Vaishthav | 67 | 5 | / |
| Wastow | 67 | 2 | / |
| Baştav | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wostaw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vastev | 67 | 1 | / |
| Baishthav | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bastaf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bostav | 67 | 1 | / |
Wastav Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Wastav in the Hindi language | ||
| वास्तव | vastava | 60 |
| श्रीवास्तव | srivastava | 20 |
| वास््तव | vastava | 13.33 |
| वास्मव | vasmava | 6.67 |
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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 Wastav
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