Wasum Surname

437,080th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 785 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Peru

Wasum Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wasum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia2971:445,28337,110
Peru2441:130,2637,394
Brazil1341:1,597,57052,858
Ecuador461:345,7799,453
Germany231:3,500,237154,763
Papua New Guinea151:543,58166,712
Nigeria141:12,653,054227,444
England61:9,286,343223,652
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States291:1,731,67989,620

Wasum (588) may also be a first name.

Wasum Last Name Facts

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

Wasum (Hindi: वाशुम) is held by more people in Indonesia than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Wasum.

How Common Is The Last Name Wasum? popularity and diffusion

It is the 437,080th most commonly held surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 9,283,498 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 54 percent of Wasum are found; 54 percent are found in South America and 38 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Wasum is also the 345,036th most commonly used first name in the world, held by 588 people.

The surname Wasum is most numerous in Indonesia, where it is carried by 297 people, or 1 in 445,283. In Indonesia Wasum is most common in: West Java, where 54 percent live, Central Java, where 30 percent live and Jakarta, where 16 percent live. Aside from Indonesia Wasum occurs in 10 countries. It is also found in Peru, where 31 percent live and Brazil, where 17 percent live.

Wasum Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Wasum has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name fell 90 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wasum Last Name Statistics demography

Wasum earn less than half the average income. In Peru they earn 61.06% less than the national average, earning S/. 7,549 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wassum91753/
Washum91192/
Wahsum9132/
Watsum914/
Wasium914/
Wasume911/
Wasaum911/
Waisum911/
Wassoum832/
Wahshum831/
Waysoum831/
Washsum831/
Washumn830/
Basum80548/
Wasun80275/
Vasum8094/
Wajum8079/
Wasom8033/
Wosum801/
Waxum801/
Washhume771/
Wachum733,842/
Vashum731,368/
Wassom73805/
Bausum73178/
Wasiun73117/
Bassum73106/
Wossum7384/
Washom7354/
Wuasom7349/
Vassum7331/
Wasune7329/
Bashum7327/
Washun7326/
Waseun7322/
Basoum7317/
Waisom7313/
Wessum739/
Waicum737/
Wasuin735/
Waysom734/
Basumm733/
Wahsun732/
Baisum731/
Wasjun731/
Wasgun731/
Waasom731/
Wasoom731/
Wasunt731/
Weseum731/
Wazumt731/
Vaisum731/
Waszun731/
Wasuun731/
Woscum730/
Waisun730/
Bassoum674,785/
Wuashom6715/
Waichum6714/
Wasusin6710/
Watchum678/
Wuaasom677/
Watsung675/
Wazhoum674/
Bashoum674/
Wajcium674/
Bahsoum673/
Waizoum673/
Hvassum672/
Waishun672/
Wachume671/
Wasshun671/
Bashsum671/
Baissum671/
Baisumm671/
Watshun671/
Watsoun671/
Vashsum671/
Wadsung671/
Vahasum671/
Whassom671/
Baschum670/
Weyshum670/
Wesshum670/

Wasum Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Wasum in the Hindi language
वाशुमvasuma-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Wasum
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