Waqaf Surname
Approximately 270 people bear this surname
Waqaf Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Syria | 170 | 1:113,535 | 3,482 |
| Pakistan | 91 | 1:1,963,120 | 19,042 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
Waqaf (1,816) may also be a first name.
Waqaf Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Waqaf Come From? nationality or country of origin
Waqaf is more commonly found in Syria than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Waqaf? popularity and diffusion
The last name Waqaf is the 963,821st most frequently occurring family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 26,990,911 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Waqaf are found; 66 percent are found in West Asia and 63 percent are found in Levant. It is also the 179,131st most common given name globally, borne by 1,816 people.
This surname is most widespread in Syria, where it is borne by 170 people, or 1 in 113,535. In Syria Waqaf is most prevalent in: Homs Governorate, where 100 percent are found. Without taking into account Syria this last name exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Pakistan, where 34 percent are found and Qatar, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waqf | 89 | 150 | / |
| Waqif | 80 | 901 | / |
| Vaqaf | 80 | 807 | / |
| Waqfi | 80 | 295 | / |
| Wakaf | 80 | 166 | / |
| Wagaf | 80 | 6 | / |
| Baqaf | 80 | 2 | / |
| Waqef | 80 | 1 | / |
| Waqfa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Vaqafe | 73 | 2,012 | / |
| Wakafa | 73 | 562 | / |
| Waguaf | 73 | 137 | / |
| Wakkaf | 73 | 20 | / |
| Waqfia | 73 | 18 | / |
| Waqfah | 73 | 11 | / |
| Waakfi | 73 | 9 | / |
| Wakafi | 73 | 7 | / |
| Waquif | 73 | 2 | / |
| Wakafu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Wagafe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Waghaf | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wakafe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wahqab | 73 | 1 | / |
| Waqasw | 73 | 1 | / |
| Waqhab | 73 | 1 | / |
| Waqfih | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wakf | 67 | 419 | / |
| Wachauf | 67 | 113 | / |
| Wakafua | 67 | 68 | / |
| Wakafwe | 67 | 41 | / |
| Waqifah | 67 | 11 | / |
| Waquiva | 67 | 9 | / |
| Wakafwa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wacf | 67 | 2 | / |
| Waikafa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Waikafo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wagf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Waghafi | 67 | 1 | / |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Waqaf
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