Wahz Surname

2,661,929th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 53 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Pakistan

Wahz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wahz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan481:3,721,74827,543
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077

Wahz Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wahz is carried by more people in Pakistan than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Wahz? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,661,929th most numerous surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 137,500,866 people. The last name is primarily found in Asia, where 96 percent of Wahz reside; 92 percent reside in South Asia and 92 percent reside in Islamic South Asia.

This surname is most numerous in Pakistan, where it is held by 48 people, or 1 in 3,721,748. In Pakistan Wahz is primarily concentrated in: Azad Jammu and Kashmir, where 69 percent reside, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 21 percent reside and Punjab, where 6 percent reside. Besides Pakistan Wahz exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Taiwan, where 4 percent reside and The United States, where 4 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wahaz8910/
Wachz891/
Wahzs891/
Waz861,520/
Wach7519,030/
Watz751,849/
Waiz751,638/
Waaz7566/
Wadz7511/
Wayz759/
Wazz757/
Hwaz755/
Wazh755/
Weaz755/
Wacz754/
Wajz753/
Vahz752/
Wahc752/
Vwaz751/
Wwaz751/
Whaz750/
Wachs674,345/
Watch673,519/
Wache673,465/
Waitz671,852/
Waich67150/
Wauch67138/
Wadzh6771/
Waach6756/
Wattz6745/
Waths6727/
Waaiz6727/
Hwatz6718/
Watsh6718/
Waicz6714/
Waaaz6712/
Hwaiz6711/
Wajcz6711/
Wahts678/
Vahaz678/
Weach677/
Waytz676/
Wuach675/
Wautz674/
Watze673/
Bahtz673/
Bachz672/
Waych672/
Whatz672/
Waazh671/
Wacsh671/
Waizz671/
Wahch671/
Wohtz671/
Wauzh671/
Waadz671/
Wahtc671/
Wohhz671/
Wadch671/
Wuazz671/
Waatz671/
Whach670/
Weatz670/
Watzs670/
Wayzs670/
Watrz670/
Whauz670/

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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 Wahz
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