Waraqa Surname
Approximately 854 people bear this surname
Waraqa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | 852 | 1:37,738 | 1,464 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
Waraqa (364) may also be a first name.
Waraqa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Waraqa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Waraqa occurs in Afghanistan more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Waraqa? popularity and diffusion
The surname Waraqa is the 409,211th most frequently used last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 8,533,426 people. The surname Waraqa occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Waraqa are found; 100 percent are found in South Asia and 100 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Waraqa is also the 456,229th most commonly held forename throughout the world, borne by 364 people.
The last name is most frequently held in Afghanistan, where it is carried by 852 people, or 1 in 37,738. In Afghanistan Waraqa is mostly concentrated in: Herat, where 44 percent reside, Badghis, where 23 percent reside and Kabul, where 9 percent reside. Aside from Afghanistan it occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Ethiopia, where 0 percent reside and Malaysia, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waraqah | 92 | 5 | / |
| Waraka | 83 | 194 | / |
| Varaqa | 83 | 6 | / |
| Baraqa | 83 | 3 | / |
| Warakai | 77 | 84 | / |
| Warakau | 77 | 70 | / |
| Wairaka | 77 | 49 | / |
| Waraska | 77 | 27 | / |
| Waracka | 77 | 24 | / |
| Warakad | 77 | 19 | / |
| Warakea | 77 | 10 | / |
| Warzaka | 77 | 9 | / |
| Watraka | 77 | 4 | / |
| Waraika | 77 | 3 | / |
| Warakka | 77 | 2 | / |
| Warakah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Waraaca | 77 | 1 | / |
| Waraica | 77 | 1 | / |
| Waracas | 77 | 1 | / |
| Warrakah | 71 | 23 | / |
| Warachka | 71 | 17 | / |
| Wargacka | 71 | 15 | / |
| Waharaka | 71 | 7 | / |
| Waraikau | 71 | 1 | / |
| Warackka | 71 | 1 | / |
| Warzacka | 71 | 1 | / |
| Waroka | 67 | 1,680 | / |
| Baraqo | 67 | 470 | / |
| Baraca | 67 | 359 | / |
| Varaka | 67 | 291 | / |
| Varaca | 67 | 253 | / |
| Wareka | 67 | 167 | / |
| Warako | 67 | 104 | / |
| Warhokaay | 67 | 76 | / |
| Woraka | 67 | 11 | / |
| Baroqa | 67 | 7 | / |
| Varoqa | 67 | 5 | / |
| Weraka | 67 | 5 | / |
| Varaqo | 67 | 4 | / |
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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 Waraqa
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