Waqs Surname
Approximately 88 people bear this surname
Waqs Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 47 | 1:3,800,934 | 27,883 |
| Yemen | 36 | 1:734,036 | 11,140 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
Waqs (158) may also be a first name.
Waqs Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Waqs Come From? nationality or country of origin
Waqs is found most in Pakistan. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Waqs? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,994,173rd most common last name on earth It is held by around 1 in 82,813,022 people. The surname Waqs occurs predominantly in Asia, where 99 percent of Waqs reside; 53 percent reside in South Asia and 53 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Waqs is also the 730,165th most widespread given name internationally, borne by 158 people.
The surname Waqs is most prevalent in Pakistan, where it is carried by 47 people, or 1 in 3,800,934. In Pakistan Waqs is primarily found in: Punjab, where 64 percent are found, Sindh, where 32 percent are found and Balochistan, where 2 percent are found. Aside from Pakistan it occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Yemen, where 41 percent are found and The United Arab Emirates, where 5 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waqus | 89 | 4 | / |
| Waqss | 89 | 1 | / |
| Waqzs | 89 | 1 | / |
| Waqsd | 89 | 1 | / |
| Weaqs | 89 | 1 | / |
| Waqust | 80 | 0 | / |
| Waks | 75 | 1,704 | / |
| Baqs | 75 | 100 | / |
| Wacs | 75 | 16 | / |
| Wags | 75 | 12 | / |
| Waqz | 75 | 3 | / |
| Waqx | 75 | 2 | / |
| Woqs | 75 | 1 | / |
| Waxs | 75 | 1 | / |
| Waiques | 73 | 7 | / |
| Wachs | 67 | 4,345 | / |
| Weaks | 67 | 1,474 | / |
| Wacks | 67 | 541 | / |
| Waksh | 67 | 129 | / |
| Baqsh | 67 | 57 | / |
| Waxse | 67 | 34 | / |
| Wakse | 67 | 21 | / |
| Waaks | 67 | 18 | / |
| Waiks | 67 | 10 | / |
| Wajcs | 67 | 8 | / |
| Waggs | 67 | 5 | / |
| Waics | 67 | 3 | / |
| Watcs | 67 | 3 | / |
| Baqus | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bakqs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wagst | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wauks | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vaqks | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wacsh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Waeks | 67 | 0 | / |
| Wasks | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Waqs
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