Vaqas Surname
Approximately 25 people bear this surname
Vaqas Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 10 | 1:17,864,388 | 68,137 |
| Iran | 9 | 1:8,531,392 | 160,212 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
Vaqas (186) may also be a first name.
Vaqas Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Vaqas Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Vaqas (Hindi: वकास, Marathi: वकास) is found in Pakistan more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Vaqas? popularity and diffusion
It is the 3,957,383rd most frequently occurring family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 291,501,837 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 92 percent of Vaqas live; 84 percent live in South Asia and 76 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 667,122nd most frequently used first name world-wide, held by 186 people.
The surname is most frequent in Pakistan, where it is carried by 10 people, or 1 in 17,864,388. In Pakistan it is primarily found in: Punjab, where 60 percent are found, Sindh, where 30 percent are found and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 10 percent are found. Other than Pakistan Vaqas occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Iran, where 36 percent are found and England, where 8 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Vaqas Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Vaqas in the Marathi language | ||
| वकास | vakasa | - |
| Vaqas in the Hindi language | ||
| वकास | vakasa | 75 |
| वक़ास | vaqasa | 25 |
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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 Vaqas
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