Waris Surname
Approximately 85,064 people bear this surname
Waris Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 71,645 | 1:2,493 | 323 |
| Indonesia | 4,230 | 1:31,265 | 3,677 |
| India | 2,050 | 1:374,178 | 20,096 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1,670 | 1:18,477 | 2,561 |
| Afghanistan | 1,263 | 1:25,458 | 1,191 |
| Ghana | 970 | 1:27,856 | 3,309 |
| Bangladesh | 631 | 1:252,546 | 7,887 |
| Somalia | 343 | 1:39,219 | 1,895 |
| United Arab Emirates | 323 | 1:28,366 | 3,135 |
| Finland | 238 | 1:23,095 | 3,213 |
| United States | 238 | 1:1,522,937 | 103,340 |
| England | 188 | 1:296,373 | 22,665 |
| Philippines | 167 | 1:606,217 | 65,606 |
| Nigeria | 152 | 1:1,165,413 | 47,471 |
| Malaysia | 145 | 1:203,408 | 11,963 |
| Kuwait | 135 | 1:28,153 | 3,584 |
| Qatar | 125 | 1:18,864 | 2,013 |
| France | 104 | 1:638,680 | 83,098 |
| Papua New Guinea | 82 | 1:99,436 | 13,359 |
| Nepal | 55 | 1:517,836 | 4,468 |
| Spain | 46 | 1:1,016,349 | 37,676 |
| Canada | 45 | 1:818,791 | 63,991 |
| Australia | 21 | 1:1,285,510 | 68,491 |
| Sweden | 20 | 1:492,338 | 35,486 |
| Norway | 19 | 1:270,647 | 28,127 |
| Germany | 17 | 1:4,735,615 | 183,652 |
| Greece | 15 | 1:738,653 | 80,079 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Egypt | 9 | 1:10,215,084 | 48,153 |
| Scotland | 9 | 1:594,869 | 21,724 |
| Thailand | 8 | 1:8,829,793 | 476,604 |
| Mexico | 7 | 1:17,732,315 | 50,495 |
| Uganda | 7 | 1:5,577,040 | 114,218 |
| South Africa | 6 | 1:9,029,617 | 189,736 |
| Maldives | 6 | 1:67,362 | 2,983 |
| Brazil | 6 | 1:35,679,055 | 486,536 |
| China | 6 | 1:227,886,928 | 11,701 |
| Netherlands | 5 | 1:3,377,435 | 111,911 |
| Bahrain | 4 | 1:337,152 | 6,054 |
| Oman | 4 | 1:921,993 | 7,313 |
| Belarus | 4 | 1:2,375,265 | 105,497 |
| Djibouti | 4 | 1:228,733 | 966 |
| Hong Kong | 4 | 1:1,833,871 | 6,220 |
| Belgium | 3 | 1:3,832,215 | 117,288 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Suriname | 1 | 1:552,616 | 9,664 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 1 | 1:1,135,674 | 984 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 6 | 1:4,062,562 | 101,150 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 6 | 1:8,369,781 | 355,680 |
The alternate forms: Wariš (4) are calculated separately.
Waris (96,571) may also be a first name.
Waris Demographics
Average Waris Salary in
United States
$58,926 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Waris Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Waris Come From? nationality or country of origin
Waris (Arabic: اريس, Bengali: ওয়ারিছ, Hindi: वारिस, Marathi: वारीस, Oriya: ୱାରିସ) is more commonly found in Pakistan than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms: Wariš. For other potential spellings of Waris click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Waris? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 6,638th most frequent family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 85,671 people. The surname Waris is predominantly found in Asia, where 97 percent of Waris live; 89 percent live in South Asia and 87 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 10,515th most frequently occurring first name throughout the world It is held by 96,571 people.
The surname Waris is most frequently held in Pakistan, where it is borne by 71,645 people, or 1 in 2,493. In Pakistan Waris is mostly found in: Punjab, where 52 percent live, Sindh, where 22 percent live and Balochistan, where 16 percent live. Barring Pakistan this surname occurs in 63 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 5 percent live and India, where 2 percent live.
Waris Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Waris has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 3,967 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 3,133 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Waris Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Waris last name are 6.89% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 53.66% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Waris earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 11.43% less than the national average, earning 306,520 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 54.67% less than the national average, earning R 107,724 per year; in United States they earn 36.56% more than the national average, earning $58,926 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.05% more than the national average, earning $57,658 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Waris Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Waris in the Bengali language | ||
| ওয়ারিছ | oyaricha | - |
| Waris in the Hindi language | ||
| वारिस | varisa | 94.4 |
| वारीस | varisa | 2.08 |
| वरीस | varisa | 0.96 |
| वारिश | varisa | 0.8 |
| वारसी | varasi | 0.48 |
| वारिम | varima | 0.16 |
| बारिश्ा | barisa | 0.16 |
| वारीश | varisa | 0.16 |
| वरिस | varisa | 0.16 |
| वार्सि | varsi | 0.16 |
| बारिस | barisa | 0.16 |
| Waris in the Marathi language | ||
| वारीस | varisa | 78.1 |
| वरीस | varisa | 17.52 |
| वारीश | varisa | 2.92 |
| वारिस | varisa | 0.73 |
| Waris in the Oriya language | ||
| ୱାରିସ | warisa | 76.67 |
| ୱାରିସ୍ | waris | 14.44 |
| ୱରିସ | warisa | 2.22 |
| ୱାରୀସ | warisa | 2.22 |
| ୱାରିସି | warisi | 2.22 |
| ଓାରିସ | oarisa | 1.11 |
| ଓଯ୍ାରିସ୍ | oyaris | 1.11 |
| Waris in the Arabic language | ||
| اريس | arys | - |
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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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- 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 Waris
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