Wars Surname
Approximately 913 people bear this surname
Wars Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 769 | 1:232,307 | 5,380 |
| Poland | 48 | 1:791,849 | 63,527 |
| Indonesia | 40 | 1:3,306,230 | 179,945 |
| Afghanistan | 29 | 1:1,108,730 | 10,128 |
| United Arab Emirates | 8 | 1:1,145,284 | 40,289 |
| Israel | 5 | 1:1,711,527 | 84,568 |
| Argentina | 4 | 1:10,685,854 | 219,200 |
| Taiwan | 4 | 1:5,861,186 | 33,577 |
| Yemen | 2 | 1:13,212,647 | 40,633 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 31 | 1:786,302 | 35,304 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 51 | 1:984,680 | 58,342 |
The alternate forms: Warś (15) are calculated separately.
Wars (161) may also be a first name.
Wars Demographics
Average Male Wars Height
177.33 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Wars Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wars Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wars (Hindi: वारिस) is found most in Pakistan. It may be found as a variant: Warś. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Wars? popularity and diffusion
The last name Wars is the 388,475th most frequently used family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 7,981,978 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 94 percent of Wars reside; 88 percent reside in South Asia and 87 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 722,635th most widespread given name internationally, borne by 161 people.
The last name is most frequently used in Pakistan, where it is borne by 769 people, or 1 in 232,307. In Pakistan Wars is primarily found in: Balochistan, where 33 percent reside, Punjab, where 27 percent reside and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 23 percent reside. Excluding Pakistan this last name exists in 12 countries. It is also common in Poland, where 5 percent reside and Indonesia, where 4 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Warś | 92 | 15 | / |
| Wears | 89 | 1,349 | / |
| Warsh | 89 | 719 | / |
| Warse | 89 | 417 | / |
| Warsz | 89 | 271 | / |
| Waers | 89 | 169 | / |
| Waars | 89 | 32 | / |
| Warås | 89 | 27 | / |
| Warsd | 89 | 25 | / |
| Wairs | 89 | 13 | / |
| Warrs | 89 | 6 | / |
| Watrs | 89 | 3 | / |
| Warss | 89 | 2 | / |
| Wahrs | 89 | 0 | / |
| Warsch | 80 | 86 | / |
| Waarst | 80 | 67 | / |
| Warshe | 80 | 42 | / |
| Wairse | 80 | 7 | / |
| Whaers | 80 | 4 | / |
| Waitrs | 80 | 2 | / |
| Warsse | 80 | 2 | / |
| Wautrs | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wairsh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Warszt | 80 | 1 | / |
| Warstd | 80 | 1 | / |
| Waurse | 80 | 0 | / |
| Wearse | 80 | 0 | / |
| Wattrs | 80 | 0 | / |
| Wearsh | 80 | 0 | / |
| Bars | 75 | 6,168 | / |
| Vars | 75 | 666 | / |
| Wers | 75 | 323 | / |
| Wors | 75 | 113 | / |
| Uars | 75 | 30 | / |
| Warx | 75 | 0 | / |
| Wearsch | 73 | 188 | / |
| Waersch | 73 | 18 | / |
| Warsche | 73 | 9 | / |
| Waarsøe | 73 | 5 | / |
| Weathrs | 73 | 2 | / |
| Baars | 67 | 11,192 | / |
| Barrs | 67 | 3,069 | / |
| Weers | 67 | 2,318 | / |
| Worsh | 67 | 1,356 | / |
| Bears | 67 | 1,259 | / |
| Wehrs | 67 | 1,000 | / |
| Barsh | 67 | 918 | / |
| Barss | 67 | 665 | / |
| Vaurs | 67 | 491 | / |
| Varse | 67 | 229 | / |
| Vears | 67 | 221 | / |
| Varsh | 67 | 207 | / |
| Warch | 67 | 172 | / |
| Weirs | 67 | 168 | / |
| Vaars | 67 | 148 | / |
| Barsz | 67 | 79 | / |
| Worsp | 67 | 53 | / |
| Baurs | 67 | 29 | / |
| Warce | 67 | 28 | / |
| Bairs | 67 | 25 | / |
| Varst | 67 | 25 | / |
| Barås | 67 | 23 | / |
| Warze | 67 | 18 | / |
| Barsø | 67 | 18 | / |
| Worse | 67 | 16 | / |
| Warje | 67 | 12 | / |
| Varss | 67 | 11 | / |
| Wersh | 67 | 11 | / |
| Varrs | 67 | 10 | / |
| Vatrs | 67 | 8 | / |
| Vairs | 67 | 5 | / |
| Uhars | 67 | 4 | / |
| Whers | 67 | 4 | / |
| Woers | 67 | 3 | / |
| Huars | 67 | 3 | / |
| Worrs | 67 | 3 | / |
| Werss | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bayrs | 67 | 2 | / |
| Weyrs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uatrs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wörst | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wärst | 67 | 1 | / |
| Varås | 67 | 1 | / |
| Werås | 67 | 1 | / |
| Varsz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Varsj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weurs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weaehers | 67 | 1 | / |
| Worsz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Woors | 67 | 1 | / |
Wars Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Wars in the Hindi language | ||
| वारिस | varisa | - |
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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 Wars
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