Waqash Surname

4,532,898th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Pakistan

Waqash Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Waqash Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan181:9,924,66048,309
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

Waqash (35) may also be a first name.

Waqash Last Name Facts

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

The surname Waqash is more commonly found in Pakistan than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Waqash? popularity and diffusion

Waqash is the 4,532,898th most widespread last name internationally, held by around 1 in 383,555,048 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Waqash reside; 95 percent reside in South Asia and 95 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Waqash is also the 1,744,716th most commonly occurring forename throughout the world, borne by 35 people.

The surname Waqash is most frequently used in Pakistan, where it is borne by 18 people, or 1 in 9,924,660. In Pakistan it is most common in: Punjab, where 50 percent reside, Sindh, where 22 percent reside and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 11 percent reside. Barring Pakistan it occurs in one country. It is also found in Malaysia, where 5 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Waqqash921/
Waquash921/
Waqas91129,079/
Baqash832,622/
Waqqas83202/
Waqaas83197/
Waqass83104/
Wakash8370/
Waquas8324/
Waqais834/
Waaqas832/
Weaqas832/
Wakqas832/
Wacash831/
Waqeas831/
Waqasc831/
Vaqash831/
Waqase831/
Waqhas831/
Waqkas831/
Wakashe77363/
Vaqashe778/
Bauqash774/
Waqasse774/
Waqquas774/
Wakaish773/
Waqqosh772/
Wuacash771/
Waquase771/
Baqas73374/
Wakas73259/
Wacas7396/
Vaqas7325/
Waqos7322/
Waqaz7321/
Weqas7311/
Waqax732/
Uaqas731/
Waqaj731/
Waucaush7131/
Waykaesh711/
Wacays672,789/
Wakach67685/
Baqais67683/
Baqosh67461/
Wakass67458/
Wakase67299/
Wakkas67211/
Vakash67209/
Baqqas67136/
Bacash67100/
Waskas6726/
Vaqase6724/
Vaquas675/
Vaqqas674/
Bahqas673/
Wakesh673/
Waikas672/
Wakaas672/
Wakasz672/
Wakhas671/
Vacash671/
Wekash671/
Wacais671/
Wequas671/
Wacach671/
Boqash671/
Baqass671/
Baqays671/
Wecash671/

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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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  • 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 Waqash
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