Wahiz Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Niger

Wahiz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wahiz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan31:59,547,962132,569
England11:55,718,059489,080
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Niger11:19,192,017110,060

Wahiz (17) may also be a first name.

Wahiz Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wahiz is found in Pakistan more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Wahiz.

How Common Is The Last Name Wahiz? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 7,593,402nd most frequently used family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 50 percent of Wahiz live; 50 percent live in South Asia and 50 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Wahiz is also the 2,694,839th most frequently occurring first name on earth. It is borne by 17 people.

This last name is most frequently held in Pakistan, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 59,547,962. In Pakistan Wahiz is most frequent in: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 67 percent reside and Azad Jammu and Kashmir, where 33 percent reside. Without taking into account Pakistan this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also found in England, where 17 percent reside and Kenya, where 17 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wahidz912/
Wahic802/
Wahez802/
Vahiz801/
Waeiz801/
Vahidz7334/
Wahidc732/
Wahich731/
Waez67638/
Wahiche6734/
Uaiz6711/
Wahidst673/

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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 Wahiz
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