Wars Surname

388,475th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 913 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Pakistan

Wars Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wars Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan7691:232,3075,380
Poland481:791,84963,527
Indonesia401:3,306,230179,945
Afghanistan291:1,108,73010,128
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Israel51:1,711,52784,568
Argentina41:10,685,854219,200
Taiwan41:5,861,18633,577
Yemen21:13,212,64740,633
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England311:786,30235,304
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States511:984,68058,342

The alternate forms: Warś (15) are calculated separately.

Wars (161) may also be a first name.

Wars Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wars (Hindi: वारिस) is found in Pakistan more than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms: Warś. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wars? popularity and diffusion

The surname Wars is the 388,475th most frequently held last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 7,981,978 people. Wars occurs predominantly in Asia, where 94 percent of Wars are found; 88 percent are found in South Asia and 87 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Wars is also the 722,635th most widespread first name globally, held by 161 people.

It is most numerous in Pakistan, where it is held by 769 people, or 1 in 232,307. In Pakistan it is primarily concentrated in: Balochistan, where 33 percent live, Punjab, where 27 percent live and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 23 percent live. Besides Pakistan Wars is found in 12 countries. It also occurs in Poland, where 5 percent live and Indonesia, where 4 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Warś9215/
Wears891,349/
Warsh89719/
Warse89417/
Warsz89271/
Waers89169/
Waars8932/
Warås8927/
Warsd8925/
Wairs8913/
Warrs896/
Watrs893/
Warss892/
Wahrs890/
Warsch8086/
Waarst8067/
Warshe8042/
Wairse807/
Whaers804/
Waitrs802/
Warsse802/
Wautrs801/
Wairsh801/
Warszt801/
Warstd801/
Waurse800/
Wearse800/
Wattrs800/
Wearsh800/
Bars756,168/
Vars75666/
Wers75323/
Wors75113/
Uars7530/
Warx750/
Wearsch73188/
Waersch7318/
Warsche739/
Waarsøe735/
Weathrs732/
Baars6711,192/
Barrs673,069/
Weers672,318/
Worsh671,356/
Bears671,259/
Wehrs671,000/
Barsh67918/
Barss67665/
Vaurs67491/
Varse67229/
Vears67221/
Varsh67207/
Warch67172/
Weirs67168/
Vaars67148/
Barsz6779/
Worsp6753/
Baurs6729/
Warce6728/
Bairs6725/
Varst6725/
Barås6723/
Warze6718/
Barsø6718/
Worse6716/
Warje6712/
Varss6711/
Wersh6711/
Varrs6710/
Vatrs678/
Vairs675/
Uhars674/
Whers674/
Woers673/
Huars673/
Worrs673/
Werss672/
Bayrs672/
Weyrs671/
Uatrs671/
Wörst671/
Wärst671/
Varås671/
Werås671/
Varsz671/
Varsj671/
Weurs671/
Weaehers671/
Worsz671/
Woors671/

Wars Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Wars in the Hindi language
वारिसvarisa-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Wars
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