Waz Surname

258,780th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,520 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Tunisia

Waz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Waz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4391:825,64763,294
Pakistan3411:523,8828,846
Poland1701:223,58129,019
Egypt1531:600,88732,813
Brazil801:2,675,92980,209
India651:11,801,006214,148
Afghanistan441:730,7547,928
France421:1,581,493147,826
Canada271:1,364,65295,501
England241:2,321,58686,519
Tunisia211:29,0774,362
Germany131:6,192,728213,814
Thailand111:6,421,668407,040
Senegal101:1,457,9343,873
Malaysia101:2,949,422111,742
Spain81:5,844,00486,878
Niger71:2,741,71749,802
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422

The alternate forms: Waž (1) are calculated separately.

Waz (604) may also be a first name.

Waz Last Name Facts

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

The surname Waz (Arabic: وز, Hindi: वाज़) is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms: Waž. For other potential spellings of Waz click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Waz? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 258,780th most prevalent family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 4,794,438 people. Waz is predominantly found in The Americas, where 36 percent of Waz live; 31 percent live in North America and 31 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 340,092nd most prevalent first name globally, borne by 604 people.

Waz is most widely held in The United States, where it is borne by 439 people, or 1 in 825,647. In The United States it is mostly found in: Illinois, where 21 percent are found, New York, where 19 percent are found and Connecticut, where 13 percent are found. Not including The United States Waz occurs in 50 countries. It also occurs in Pakistan, where 22 percent are found and Poland, where 11 percent are found.

Waz Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Waz last name are 7.25% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 54.02% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Waz earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 30.92% more than the national average, earning $56,489 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.04% less than the national average, earning $43,700 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Waž891/
Watz861,849/
Waiz861,638/
Warz86158/
Wasz86119/
Waaz8666/
Wahz8653/
Wadz8611/
Wayz869/
Wazz867/
Hwaz865/
Weaz865/
Wazh865/
Wacz864/
Wajz863/
Vwaz861/
Wwaz861/
Whaz860/
Waitz751,852/
Wadzh7571/
Wattz7545/
Waaiz7527/
Hwatz7518/
Waysz7515/
Waicz7514/
Waaaz7512/
Hwaiz7511/
Wajcz7511/
Wahaz7510/
Waasz7510/
Waszt759/
Waytz756/
Waisz756/
Wautz754/
Watze753/
Whatz752/
Waazh751/
Waatz751/
Wuazz751/
Waadz751/
Waizz751/
Wauzh751/
Waizt751/
Wahzs751/
Wachz751/
Weatz750/
Wayzs750/
Watrz750/
Whauz750/
Watzs750/
Vaz67307,259/
Baz67152,437/
Was675,543/
Wax674,051/
Wac672,414/
Waj67183/
Waß6794/
Waitze6739/
Woz6738/
Waś6720/
Uaz6717/
Whaitz672/
Wazowa671/
Waitez671/
Waitrz671/
Waatze671/
Waittz671/
Waš671/
Waszcz671/
Wattsz671/

Waz Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Waz in the Hindi language
वाज़vaza-
Waz in the Arabic language
وزwz-
واعظwaz-
وازwaz-

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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 Waz
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