Waqis Surname

3,602,217th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 30 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Pakistan

Waqis Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Waqis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan291:6,160,13436,715
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147

Waqis (67) may also be a first name.

Waqis Last Name Facts

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

The last name Waqis is more frequently found in Pakistan than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Waqis? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,602,217th most commonly held last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 242,918,197 people. The last name Waqis occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Waqis reside; 97 percent reside in South Asia and 97 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 1,191,548th most commonly occurring forename on earth It is held by 67 people.

The surname Waqis is most commonly occurring in Pakistan, where it is carried by 29 people, or 1 in 6,160,134. In Pakistan Waqis is primarily concentrated in: Punjab, where 79 percent live, Sindh, where 14 percent live and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 7 percent live. Outside of Pakistan Waqis occurs in one country. It is also common in Yemen, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Waquis915/
Waqiss914/
Waqais914/
Wasquis831/
Baqis801,346/
Wakis80699/
Waqes8015/
Vaqis801/
Wauquist771/
Baqais73683/
Waquiz73278/
Vaquis73242/
Baquis73182/
Wakies7370/
Wakise7315/
Wakish7312/
Wequis7310/
Wakhis738/
Wakkis736/
Baiqis733/
Baqeis733/
Waqees732/
Baqish732/
Wacisz732/
Baqkis732/
Waques732/
Wacais731/
Waikes731/
Bakqis731/
Waekis731/
Waqeas731/
Wokais731/
Baqiss731/
Wackis731/
Wakios731/
Watkiss671,538/
Bauquis67263/
Wasques6783/
Waszkis6755/
Wattkis6718/
Vasquis6715/
Waiques677/
Wakaish673/
Bayquis671/
Wuatkis671/
Wakkies671/
Wakaise671/
Waatkis671/
Wakkais671/
Washkis671/
Waitkys671/
Baqissh671/
Wakkiss670/
Wadkiss670/
Waquest670/
Wackais670/

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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 Waqis
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