Wahaq Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Afghanistan

Wahaq Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wahaq Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan41:44,660,971115,884
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147

Wahaq (7) may also be a first name.

Wahaq Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wahaq is found in Pakistan more than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wahaq? popularity and diffusion

The surname Wahaq is the 7,117,718th most numerous surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. This surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Wahaq live; 86 percent live in South Asia and 86 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 4,548,448th most commonly used given name worldwide, held by 7 people.

The surname is most frequently used in Pakistan, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 44,660,971. In Pakistan it is most prevalent in: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 75 percent live and Sindh, where 25 percent live. Not including Pakistan this surname occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Afghanistan, where 29 percent live and Yemen, where 14 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Waaq892/
Whaq892/
Wahak8093/
Wahag8031/
Waatq801/
Washq801/
Waq751,270/
Whaque734/
Wahake732/
Wagh6748,023/
Waag671,318/
Waak67650/
Wakh67237/
Waqu67235/
Whag6761/
Wahg6755/
Uhaq6730/
Waiq6718/
Waqq6711/
Waax677/
Baaq676/
Waqe675/
Waqz673/
Wuaq672/
Wohq672/
Waqx672/
Wahc672/
Wayq672/
Whak672/
Huaq672/
Uahq671/
Wahk671/
Uaaq671/
Wakq671/
Watq671/
Vwaq671/
Waxh671/
Whac670/

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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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  • 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 Wahaq
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