Where Does The Last Name Waqqas Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Waqqas (Hindi: वक्कास, Oriya: ୱାକାଶ) is more commonly found in Pakistan than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Waqqas? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name Waqqas is the 1,177,228^th most common last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 36,076,960 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 92 percent of Waqqas reside; 78 percent reside in South Asia and 69 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 285,014^th most widespread first name on earth, borne by 822 people.

The last name is most prevalent in Pakistan, where it is borne by 139 people, or 1 in 1,285,208. In Pakistan Waqqas is mostly found in: Punjab, where 50 percent reside, Sindh, where 37 percent reside and Azad Jammu and Kashmir, where 4 percent reside. Apart from Pakistan this surname occurs in 12 countries. It is also common in India, where 9 percent reside and The United Arab Emirates, where 5 percent reside.