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 borne by more people in Pakistan than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wahaq? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 7,117,718th most widespread surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. This last name is primarily found in Asia, where 100 percent of Wahaq reside; 86 percent reside in South Asia and 86 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Wahaq is also the 4,548,448th most numerous first name on earth, held by 7 people.

It is most prevalent in Pakistan, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 44,660,971. In Pakistan it is primarily found in: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 75 percent live and Sindh, where 25 percent live. Other than Pakistan it is found in 2 countries. It is also found 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
  • 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 Wahaq
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