Wajhat Surname
Approximately 41 people bear this surname
Wajhat Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 32 | 1:5,582,621 | 34,646 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
Wajhat (579) may also be a first name.
Wajhat Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wajhat Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wajhat (Arabic: وجهة, Oriya: ୱାଜାହତ) is more commonly found in Pakistan than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Wajhat? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 3,055,934th most frequently used family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 177,745,022 people. The last name Wajhat is mostly found in Asia, where 90 percent of Wajhat live; 80 percent live in South Asia and 78 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Wajhat is also the 348,009th most common given name world-wide. It is borne by 579 people.
The surname Wajhat is most frequently held in Pakistan, where it is held by 32 people, or 1 in 5,582,621. In Pakistan it is mostly found in: Punjab, where 69 percent reside, Sindh, where 28 percent reside and Islamabad Capital Territory, where 3 percent reside. Outside of Pakistan this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Egypt, where 10 percent reside and Saudi Arabia, where 10 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Wajhat Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Wajhat in the Oriya language | ||
| ୱାଜାହତ | wajahata | - |
| Wajhat in the Arabic language | ||
| وجهة | wjht | - |
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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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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Wajhat
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