Waais Surname

53,987th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,441 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Somaliland
Highest density in:
Somaliland

Waais Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Waais Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Somaliland9,4221:37151
Pakistan151:11,909,59253,778
France21:33,211,361423,184
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521

Waais (257) may also be a first name.

Waais Last Name Facts

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

The surname Waais is more frequently found in Somaliland than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Waais click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Waais? popularity and diffusion

The last name Waais is the 53,987th most frequently used family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 771,904 people. The surname Waais occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Waais live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in Cushitic Africa. Waais is also the 555,528th most commonly used first name world-wide, held by 257 people.

The last name Waais is most widespread in Somaliland, where it is held by 9,422 people, or 1 in 371. Excluding Somaliland it exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Pakistan, where 0 percent are found and France, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wa'ais911/
Wahais911/
Waaish911/
Wais8916,586/
Waas896,668/
Wahaish837/
Waays802,494/
Waiss802,459/
Wayas802,233/
Hwais801,425/
Waise80295/
Baais80222/
Wahas80207/
Waish80103/
Wayis8064/
Waase8040/
Wajis8035/
Waaiz8027/
Waaij8020/
Waies8017/
Waihs8015/
Whais8014/
Waasz8010/
Waash808/
Wajas807/
Waisz806/
Waasp804/
Waias803/
Waisd801/
Waats801/
Waads801/
Waass800/
Hwaas800/
Wuaaishe771/
Was755,543/
Wis751,131/
Wahash732,182/
Hwaish732,129/
Wayise73273/
Wayase73135/
Waisse7399/
Wahast7354/
Waitts7349/
Wajash7340/
Waishe7327/
Waasjø7318/
Wayahs7311/
Waisch739/
Wayash738/
Waashe737/
Wa'eis734/
Baaiss734/
Wahyas734/
Waishh734/
Wajish733/
Baaish732/
Wahass732/
Waiess731/
Whaiss731/
Waiahs731/
Waggis731/
Waaich731/
Wa'ays731/
Wahads731/
Waasth731/
Waatts730/
Waiest730/
Wise67118,808/
Weis6743,949/
Bais6724,319/
Baas6714,649/
Wase6713,494/
Wass678,568/
Vais676,719/
Wash676,336/
Wiss673,828/
Wajs673,097/
Wies673,064/
Vaas672,855/
Wish672,198/
Waiz671,638/
Wisz671,539/
Ways671,032/
Wijs67403/
Weas67350/
Wuis67221/
Waij67166/
Waiß67133/
Hwas6775/
Waaz6766/
Waisová6764/
Waus6753/
Wahs6724/
Waasová6722/
Wayashe6720/
Wois6716/
Wihs6714/
Wios6711/
Wisc6710/
Waïs679/
Waax677/
Whis674/
Whas673/
Wasc673/
Wuas673/
Wgis673/
Waadshe672/
Wixs672/
Hwis672/
Vwas671/
Wisd671/
Wasj671/
Waıs671/
Waiasse671/
Waxs671/
Wayasse671/
Wahasse671/
Wahatse671/
Waisova671/
Waitshe671/
Whaitts671/
Vwis671/
Wgas671/
Wisx671/
Wajasse671/
Wahashh671/
Waaj671/
Wwas671/
Wwis671/

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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 Waais
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