Wakas Surname

990,978th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 259 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Wakas Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wakas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia591:2,241,512136,522
Papua New Guinea561:145,60220,089
Pakistan381:4,701,15531,402
Israel291:295,09125,768
India151:51,137,692512,385
Nigeria131:13,626,366237,812
United States121:30,204,911765,334
Morocco91:3,830,67854,497
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
England21:27,859,030389,889
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Wakas (22,594) may also be a first name.

Wakas Last Name Facts

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

Wakas (Hindi: वकास, Marathi: वकास, Oriya: ୱାକାସ) occurs more in Indonesia more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Wakas? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 990,978th most commonly used family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 28,137,243 people. The surname Wakas occurs mostly in Asia, where 58 percent of Wakas are found; 24 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 23 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Wakas is also the 34,479th most widespread given name on earth It is held by 22,594 people.

The last name is most frequent in Indonesia, where it is borne by 59 people, or 1 in 2,241,512. In Indonesia it is primarily concentrated in: North Sulawesi, where 51 percent live, Jambi, where 15 percent live and East Nusa Tenggara, where 14 percent live. Without taking into account Indonesia it exists in 23 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 22 percent live and Pakistan, where 15 percent live.

Wakas Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Wakas has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Wakas last name rose 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wakas Last Name Statistics demography

Wakas earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 26.71% less than the national average, earning $31,625 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wakass91458/
Wakase91299/
Wakkas91211/
Wakash9170/
Waskas9126/
Waikas912/
Wakasz912/
Wakqas912/
Wakaas912/
Wakhas911/
Waqkas911/
Wakashe83363/
Waskaas83103/
Wakaish833/
Wakasse832/
Waakaas832/
Waitkas831/
Waikast831/
Wakaise831/
Wakkass831/
Wakkais831/
Wackais830/
Waqas80129,079/
Wokas801,269/
Vakas801,028/
Wakos80202/
Wacas8096/
Uakas8027/
Wekas807/
Wakaz802/
Waitkass771/
Waskaise771/
Wackasse771/
Washkeas770/
Wacays732,789/
Vakase731,137/
Wakach73685/
Vakkas73257/
Vakash73209/
Waqqas73202/
Waqaas73197/
Waykos73195/
Bakeas73151/
Waqass73104/
Bagkas7361/
Vaškas7335/
Beakas7331/
Waikos7329/
Waquas7324/
Wakose7321/
Waqash7319/
Vaikas7317/
Vakhas7314/
Vakaus739/
Waqais734/
Uakkas734/
Vagkas734/
Vakais733/
Vaukas733/
Bahkas732/
Waaqas732/
Weaqas732/
Waukos731/
Vadkas731/
Vaekas731/
Waqase731/
Waqhas731/
Vatkas731/
Wacash731/
Wokais731/
Wokasz731/
Bajkas731/
Bakajs731/
Bakazs731/
Wekash731/
Wogkas731/
Waqeas731/
Wacais731/
Wakatz730/
Wakkach67277/
Watkeys67206/
Backaus67199/
Wokasch67107/
Bakkaus6767/
Vaikash6752/
Vakhash6717/
Bakahsh6716/
Bakhais6710/
Vakkaus679/
Vakaish678/
Wakkace674/
Waqquas674/
Waqasse674/
Vaitkas672/
Vakhase672/
Waykosh672/
Bakhahs672/
Bakahas672/
Baukash672/
Weekash672/
Baakaas672/
Vashkas671/
Waquash671/
Bajkasz671/
Backhas671/
Waykose671/
Waquase671/
Wascase671/
Uhakaus671/
Uhaukas671/
Wazkosz671/
Waskosz671/
Waqqash671/
Waicase671/
Wakosse671/
Wuacash671/
Wottkas671/
Bakhass671/
Bahkahs671/
Bakashh671/
Baukaus670/

Wakas Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Wakas in the Hindi language
वकासvakasa-
Wakas in the Oriya language
ୱାକାସwakasa-
Wakas in the Marathi language
वकासvakasa85.71
मकसुदाmakasuda14.29

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Wakas
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