Wakas Surname
Approximately 259 people bear this surname
Wakas Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 59 | 1:2,241,512 | 136,522 |
| Papua New Guinea | 56 | 1:145,602 | 20,089 |
| Pakistan | 38 | 1:4,701,155 | 31,402 |
| Israel | 29 | 1:295,091 | 25,768 |
| India | 15 | 1:51,137,692 | 512,385 |
| Nigeria | 13 | 1:13,626,366 | 237,812 |
| United States | 12 | 1:30,204,911 | 765,334 |
| Morocco | 9 | 1:3,830,678 | 54,497 |
| Philippines | 4 | 1:25,309,556 | 279,062 |
| Sweden | 4 | 1:2,461,689 | 157,534 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 6 | 1:8,369,781 | 355,680 |
Wakas (22,594) may also be a first name.
Wakas Demographics
Average Wakas Salary in
United States
$31,625 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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
Wakas Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Wakas in the Hindi language | ||
| वकास | vakasa | - |
| Wakas in the Oriya language | ||
| ୱାକାସ | wakasa | - |
| Wakas in the Marathi language | ||
| वकास | vakasa | 85.71 |
| मकसुदा | makasuda | 14.29 |
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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
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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- 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 Wakas
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