Waqus Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
England

Waqus Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Waqus Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan31:59,547,962132,569
England11:55,718,059489,080

Waqus (8) may also be a first name.

Waqus Last Name Facts

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

The last name Waqus is more frequently found in Pakistan than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Waqus click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Waqus? popularity and diffusion

Waqus is the 8,968,613th most frequently used family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. It is predominantly found in Asia, where 75 percent of Waqus live; 75 percent live in South Asia and 75 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 4,213,784th most frequently used given name internationally. It is borne by 8 people.

The surname Waqus is most widely held in Pakistan, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 59,547,962. In Pakistan Waqus is mostly found in: Punjab, where 67 percent are found and Sindh, where 33 percent are found. Without taking into account Pakistan it exists in one country. It is also found in England, where 25 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Waqust910/
Waqs8988/
Waiques837/
Baqus802/
Waqss801/
Waqzs801/
Waqsd801/
Wauks801/
Weaqs801/
Vasqus732/
Baqush731/
Beaqus730/
Waks671,704/
Baqs67100/
Wacs6716/
Wags6712/
Waqz673/
Waqx672/
Vaiques672/
Vasquse672/
Woqs671/
Waxs671/

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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 Waqus
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