Wastu Surname

1,286,243rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 177 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Indonesia

Wastu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wastu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia1721:768,89158,769
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Wastu (282) may also be a first name.

Wastu Last Name Facts

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

Wastu (Hindi: वास्तु) occurs in Indonesia more than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wastu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Wastu is the 1,286,243rd most widespread family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 41,172,576 people. The surname Wastu occurs predominantly in Asia, where 98 percent of Wastu reside; 97 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 97 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 527,582nd most commonly held first name in the world It is held by 282 people.

This surname is most commonly used in Indonesia, where it is borne by 172 people, or 1 in 768,891. In Indonesia Wastu is most frequent in: West Java, where 49 percent are found, Lampung, where 16 percent are found and Bali, where 10 percent are found. Aside from Indonesia this last name is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 1 percent are found and India, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wadstup831/
Bastu8084/
Vastu8024/
Wajstuch7724/
Waistout770/
Bastou7385/
Bastau735/
Vastui733/
Bashtu733/
Vastud733/
Vasthu732/
Vastus731/
Westeu731/
Wastoo731/
Bastouh67222/
Westhui672/
Westhau671/
Bassthu670/
Washtoe670/
Weistuch6217/
Wösthaus625/
Vaistuth621/
Vestu60241/
Baştu60183/
Bostu601/
Weisstuch5740/
Baştuğ558,463/
Vestau554/
Vostus553/
Vastoo551/
Wostoo551/
Vestuj551/
Vastoe551/
Bostau551/
Beistu551/
Bostui550/
Boustou502/
Bostouh501/
Boistau501/

Wastu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Wastu in the Hindi language
वास्तुvastu-

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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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  • 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 Wastu
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