Waraqa Surname

409,211th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 854 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Afghanistan
Highest density in:
Afghanistan

Waraqa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Waraqa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Afghanistan8521:37,7381,464
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

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 is found most frequently in Afghanistan. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Waraqa? popularity and diffusion

The surname Waraqa is the 409,211th most common surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 8,533,426 people. The surname Waraqa is primarily found in Asia, where 100 percent of Waraqa live; 100 percent live in South Asia and 100 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Waraqa is also the 456,229th most frequently held first name at a global level, held by 364 people.

This last name is most frequent in Afghanistan, where it is borne by 852 people, or 1 in 37,738. In Afghanistan it is most prevalent in: Herat, where 44 percent reside, Badghis, where 23 percent reside and Kabul, where 9 percent reside. Not including Afghanistan it occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Ethiopia, where 0 percent reside and Malaysia, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Waraqah925/
Waraka83194/
Varaqa836/
Baraqa833/
Warakai7784/
Warakau7770/
Wairaka7749/
Waraska7727/
Waracka7724/
Warakad7719/
Warakea7710/
Warzaka779/
Watraka774/
Waraika773/
Warakka772/
Warakah771/
Waraaca771/
Waraica771/
Waracas771/
Warrakah7123/
Warachka7117/
Wargacka7115/
Waharaka717/
Waraikau711/
Warackka711/
Warzacka711/
Waroka671,680/
Baraqo67470/
Baraca67359/
Varaka67291/
Varaca67253/
Wareka67167/
Warako67104/
Warhokaay6776/
Woraka6711/
Baroqa677/
Varoqa675/
Weraka675/
Varaqo674/

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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
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  • 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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