Waas Surname
Approximately 6,668 people bear this surname
Waas Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sri Lanka | 2,120 | 1:9,815 | 1,429 |
| Indonesia | 1,579 | 1:83,755 | 8,827 |
| Germany | 1,442 | 1:55,829 | 7,229 |
| United States | 669 | 1:541,792 | 44,882 |
| Netherlands | 314 | 1:53,781 | 9,233 |
| Somaliland | 294 | 1:11,905 | 693 |
| Austria | 43 | 1:198,033 | 24,866 |
| England | 34 | 1:1,638,766 | 68,634 |
| Canada | 31 | 1:1,188,567 | 86,017 |
| Belgium | 30 | 1:383,221 | 41,070 |
| Czechia | 25 | 1:425,339 | 47,625 |
| France | 13 | 1:5,109,440 | 259,941 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Pakistan | 8 | 1:22,330,486 | 77,733 |
| New Zealand | 8 | 1:566,040 | 34,598 |
| Sweden | 7 | 1:1,406,680 | 102,017 |
| Australia | 5 | 1:5,399,140 | 162,351 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Switzerland | 4 | 1:2,053,229 | 97,179 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| New Caledonia | 1 | 1:276,223 | 10,363 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 19 | 1:1,282,914 | 46,315 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 83 | 1:605,044 | 40,538 |
Waas (64) may also be a first name.
Waas Demographics
Average Waas Salary in
United States
$47,948 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waais | 89 | 9,441 | / |
| Waays | 89 | 2,494 | / |
| Wahas | 89 | 207 | / |
| Waase | 89 | 40 | / |
| Waasz | 89 | 10 | / |
| Waash | 89 | 8 | / |
| Waasp | 89 | 4 | / |
| Waats | 89 | 1 | / |
| Waads | 89 | 1 | / |
| Waass | 89 | 0 | / |
| Hwaas | 89 | 0 | / |
| Was | 86 | 5,543 | / |
| Wahash | 80 | 2,182 | / |
| Wahast | 80 | 54 | / |
| Waasjø | 80 | 18 | / |
| Waashe | 80 | 7 | / |
| Wahass | 80 | 2 | / |
| Wa'ais | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wa'ays | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wahads | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wahais | 80 | 1 | / |
| Waaish | 80 | 1 | / |
| Waasth | 80 | 1 | / |
| Waatts | 80 | 0 | / |
| Wais | 75 | 16,586 | / |
| Baas | 75 | 14,649 | / |
| Wase | 75 | 13,494 | / |
| Wass | 75 | 8,568 | / |
| Wash | 75 | 6,336 | / |
| Wajs | 75 | 3,097 | / |
| Vaas | 75 | 2,855 | / |
| Ways | 75 | 1,032 | / |
| Weas | 75 | 350 | / |
| Wasz | 75 | 119 | / |
| Hwas | 75 | 75 | / |
| Waaz | 75 | 66 | / |
| Waus | 75 | 53 | / |
| Wahs | 75 | 24 | / |
| Waïs | 75 | 9 | / |
| Waax | 75 | 7 | / |
| Whas | 75 | 3 | / |
| Wasc | 75 | 3 | / |
| Wuas | 75 | 3 | / |
| Vwas | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wasj | 75 | 1 | / |
| Waıs | 75 | 1 | / |
| Waxs | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wgas | 75 | 1 | / |
| Waaj | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wwas | 75 | 1 | / |
| Waasová | 73 | 22 | / |
| Wahaish | 73 | 7 | / |
| Waadshe | 73 | 2 | / |
| Wahasse | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wahatse | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wahashh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wahsh | 67 | 4,825 | / |
| Wasse | 67 | 3,713 | / |
| Waiss | 67 | 2,459 | / |
| Washe | 67 | 2,381 | / |
| Hwais | 67 | 1,425 | / |
| Wease | 67 | 1,220 | / |
| Wahaj | 67 | 982 | / |
| Baash | 67 | 774 | / |
| Vaast | 67 | 757 | / |
| Wasch | 67 | 580 | / |
| Baňas | 67 | 533 | / |
| Hwash | 67 | 433 | / |
| Waise | 67 | 295 | / |
| Baais | 67 | 222 | / |
| Wayse | 67 | 195 | / |
| Wayhs | 67 | 181 | / |
| Wahus | 67 | 175 | / |
| Wayss | 67 | 124 | / |
| Wayts | 67 | 109 | / |
| Vaase | 67 | 105 | / |
| Waish | 67 | 103 | / |
| Baass | 67 | 100 | / |
| Waach | 67 | 56 | / |
| Baaas | 67 | 46 | / |
| Whass | 67 | 42 | / |
| Vahas | 67 | 40 | / |
| Wajss | 67 | 36 | / |
| Hwass | 67 | 33 | / |
| Vaňas | 67 | 31 | / |
| Waaiz | 67 | 27 | / |
| Waeys | 67 | 24 | / |
| Whase | 67 | 23 | / |
| Waaij | 67 | 20 | / |
| Wauts | 67 | 19 | / |
| Wadst | 67 | 18 | / |
| Waush | 67 | 16 | / |
| Waysz | 67 | 15 | / |
| Waihs | 67 | 15 | / |
| Whais | 67 | 14 | / |
| Wause | 67 | 14 | / |
| Wastå | 67 | 14 | / |
| Wahss | 67 | 13 | / |
| Washt | 67 | 12 | / |
| Waaaz | 67 | 12 | / |
| Waszt | 67 | 9 | / |
| Wahts | 67 | 8 | / |
| Wuase | 67 | 7 | / |
| Waisz | 67 | 6 | / |
| Wahys | 67 | 5 | / |
| Wadås | 67 | 5 | / |
| Wajts | 67 | 4 | / |
| Weats | 67 | 4 | / |
| Vaash | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ba'as | 67 | 3 | / |
| Vaahs | 67 | 3 | / |
| Wassh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wahst | 67 | 2 | / |
| Waïss | 67 | 2 | / |
| Baahs | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hwase | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wahzs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Waisd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Waysh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weads | 67 | 1 | / |
| Washs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wassd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wauss | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vgaas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Waust | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weass | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wuaaishe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vaass | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hwast | 67 | 1 | / |
| Way's | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wassp | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vaľas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wajst | 67 | 1 | / |
| Whash | 67 | 1 | / |
| Waadz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uaase | 67 | 1 | / |
| Whast | 67 | 1 | / |
| Washj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Waatz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Waazh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wauds | 67 | 0 | / |
| Wastt | 67 | 0 | / |
| Wayds | 67 | 0 | / |
| Weash | 67 | 0 | / |
| Wayzs | 67 | 0 | / |
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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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