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Where Does The Last Name Wais Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Wais (Hindi: वैस, Oriya: ୱାଇସ) is borne by more people in Djibouti than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms: Waïs. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wais? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name is the 32,133^rd most widely held family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 439,379 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 46 percent of Wais live; 46 percent live in East Africa and 46 percent live in Cushitic Africa. It is also the 64,955^th most commonly occurring first name worldwide. It is borne by 9,152 people.

It is most commonly held in Djibouti, where it is borne by 4,194 people, or 1 in 218. Barring Djibouti this last name is found in 81 countries. It is also common in Afghanistan, where 22 percent are found and Somaliland, where 19 percent are found.

Wais Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Wais has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Wais last name expanded 1,950 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wais Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those holding the Wais last name are 32.22% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 85.45% registered with the political party.

The amount Wais earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 16.83% less than the national average, earning 287,837 kr per year; in Peru they earn 58.66% less than the national average, earning S/. 8,014 per year; in United States they earn 15.78% more than the national average, earning $49,958 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.94% less than the national average, earning $46,731 CAD per year.