Wakash Surname
Approximately 70 people bear this surname
Wakash Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 62 | 1:2,881,353 | 23,780 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
Wakash (372) may also be a first name.
Wakash Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wakash Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wakash (Hindi: वकाश, Oriya: ୱାକସ) occurs more in Pakistan more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Wakash? popularity and diffusion
Wakash is the 2,273,756th most widespread last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 104,107,799 people. Wakash is primarily found in Asia, where 96 percent of Wakash reside; 96 percent reside in South Asia and 90 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Wakash is also the 450,135th most commonly held first name world-wide. It is borne by 372 people.
The surname is most numerous in Pakistan, where it is carried by 62 people, or 1 in 2,881,353. In Pakistan Wakash is mostly found in: Sindh, where 97 percent are found and Punjab, where 3 percent are found. Apart from Pakistan this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in India, where 6 percent are found and The United States, where 4 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Wakash Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Wakash in the Hindi language | ||
| वकाश | vakasa | - |
| Wakash in the Oriya language | ||
| ୱାକସ | wakasa | 50 |
| ଔକାସ | aukasa | 50 |
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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 Wakash
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