Waas Surname

73,777th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,668 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sri Lanka
Highest density in:
Sri Lanka

Waas Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Waas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sri Lanka2,1201:9,8151,429
Indonesia1,5791:83,7558,827
Germany1,4421:55,8297,229
United States6691:541,79244,882
Netherlands3141:53,7819,233
Somaliland2941:11,905693
Austria431:198,03324,866
England341:1,638,76668,634
Canada311:1,188,56786,017
Belgium301:383,22141,070
Czechia251:425,33947,625
France131:5,109,440259,941
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Pakistan81:22,330,48677,733
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England191:1,282,91446,315
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States831:605,04440,538

Waas (64) may also be a first name.

Waas Last Name Facts

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

Waas is found most frequently in Sri Lanka. It may occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Waas.

How Common Is The Last Name Waas? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 73,777th most frequently occurring surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 1,092,913 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 56 percent of Waas are found; 32 percent are found in South Asia and 32 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 1,223,525th most commonly used first name world-wide, held by 64 people.

It is most frequently held in Sri Lanka, where it is carried by 2,120 people, or 1 in 9,815. Excluding Sri Lanka this surname exists in 36 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 24 percent reside and Germany, where 22 percent reside.

Waas Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Waas has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Waas last name rose 806 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 179 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Waas Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Waas surname are 19.12% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 65.89% being registered with the political party.

The amount Waas earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 67.14% less than the national average, earning R 78,096 per year; in United States they earn 11.12% more than the national average, earning $47,948 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.44% more than the national average, earning $56,362 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Waais899,441/
Waays892,494/
Wahas89207/
Waase8940/
Waasz8910/
Waash898/
Waasp894/
Waats891/
Waads891/
Waass890/
Hwaas890/
Was865,543/
Wahash802,182/
Wahast8054/
Waasjø8018/
Waashe807/
Wahass802/
Wa'ais801/
Wa'ays801/
Wahads801/
Wahais801/
Waaish801/
Waasth801/
Waatts800/
Wais7516,586/
Baas7514,649/
Wase7513,494/
Wass758,568/
Wash756,336/
Wajs753,097/
Vaas752,855/
Ways751,032/
Weas75350/
Wasz75119/
Hwas7575/
Waaz7566/
Waus7553/
Wahs7524/
Waïs759/
Waax757/
Whas753/
Wasc753/
Wuas753/
Vwas751/
Wasj751/
Waıs751/
Waxs751/
Wgas751/
Waaj751/
Wwas751/
Waasová7322/
Wahaish737/
Waadshe732/
Wahasse731/
Wahatse731/
Wahashh731/
Wahsh674,825/
Wasse673,713/
Waiss672,459/
Washe672,381/
Hwais671,425/
Wease671,220/
Wahaj67982/
Baash67774/
Vaast67757/
Wasch67580/
Baňas67533/
Hwash67433/
Waise67295/
Baais67222/
Wayse67195/
Wayhs67181/
Wahus67175/
Wayss67124/
Wayts67109/
Vaase67105/
Waish67103/
Baass67100/
Waach6756/
Baaas6746/
Whass6742/
Vahas6740/
Wajss6736/
Hwass6733/
Vaňas6731/
Waaiz6727/
Waeys6724/
Whase6723/
Waaij6720/
Wauts6719/
Wadst6718/
Waush6716/
Waysz6715/
Waihs6715/
Whais6714/
Wause6714/
Wastå6714/
Wahss6713/
Washt6712/
Waaaz6712/
Waszt679/
Wahts678/
Wuase677/
Waisz676/
Wahys675/
Wadås675/
Wajts674/
Weats674/
Vaash674/
Ba'as673/
Vaahs673/
Wassh672/
Wahst672/
Waïss672/
Baahs672/
Hwase671/
Wahzs671/
Waisd671/
Waysh671/
Weads671/
Washs671/
Wassd671/
Wauss671/
Vgaas671/
Waust671/
Weass671/
Wuaaishe671/
Vaass671/
Hwast671/
Way's671/
Wassp671/
Vaľas671/
Wajst671/
Whash671/
Waadz671/
Uaase671/
Whast671/
Washj671/
Waatz671/
Waazh671/
Wauds670/
Wastt670/
Wayds670/
Weash670/
Wayzs670/

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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 Waas
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