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Where Does The Last Name Was Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Was (Arabic: عوس, Hindi: वास, Oriya: ୱାସ) is held by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant: Waś or Waš. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Was? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname Was is the 86,860^th most frequently held surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 1,314,730 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 40 percent of Was reside; 27 percent reside in South Asia and 22 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. Was is also the 139,085^th most frequently occurring forename at a global level, held by 2,759 people.

It is most common in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 1,185 people, or 1 in 6,881. In Papua New Guinea it is most prevalent in: Enga, where 63 percent are found, Western Highlands, where 10 percent are found and Southern Highlands, where 6 percent are found. Other than Papua New Guinea Was occurs in 78 countries. It is also common in Sri Lanka, where 12 percent are found and The United States, where 11 percent are found.

Was Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Was has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Was surname rose 3,158 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 9,600 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Was Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Was last name is chiefly Christian (89%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those holding the Was surname are 6.72% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 53.49% registered with the political party.

The amount Was earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 40.5% less than the national average, earning 205,926 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 45.79% less than the national average, earning R 128,820 per year; in United States they earn 6.25% more than the national average, earning $45,844 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.23% less than the national average, earning $46,588 CAD per year.