Wsani Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Niger

Wsani Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wsani Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
Niger21:9,596,00886,358
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426

Wsani (11) may also be a first name.

Wsani Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wsani (Hindi: वसनी) is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wsani? popularity and diffusion

Wsani is the 6,723,624th most numerous last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 88 percent of Wsani are found; 88 percent are found in West Africa and 63 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 3,487,849th most commonly used forename internationally, borne by 11 people.

The last name Wsani is most common in Nigeria, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 35,428,552. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Sokoto, where 100 percent reside. Besides Nigeria this surname exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Niger, where 25 percent reside and Indonesia, where 13 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wshani9113/
Wsanni911/
Wsana802/
Vshani7327/
Bssani731/
Wseini731/
Wsaane731/
Wchhani672/
Bsahani671/
Bshahani621/
Bsane601/
Wsone601/
Fsanh601/
Fsane601/
Bzaini5510/
Bsioni554/
Vsanna553/
Bsanny551/
Bzanai551/
Wzzany551/
Bzayni551/
Bzanyi551/
Fshoni551/
Fzanyi551/
Bzzani551/
Vsaine550/
Bshanyy501/

Wsani Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Wsani in the Hindi language
वसनीvasani-

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Wsani
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