Waz Surname
Approximately 1,520 people bear this surname
Waz Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 439 | 1:825,647 | 63,294 |
| Pakistan | 341 | 1:523,882 | 8,846 |
| Poland | 170 | 1:223,581 | 29,019 |
| Egypt | 153 | 1:600,887 | 32,813 |
| Brazil | 80 | 1:2,675,929 | 80,209 |
| India | 65 | 1:11,801,006 | 214,148 |
| Afghanistan | 44 | 1:730,754 | 7,928 |
| France | 42 | 1:1,581,493 | 147,826 |
| Canada | 27 | 1:1,364,652 | 95,501 |
| England | 24 | 1:2,321,586 | 86,519 |
| Tunisia | 21 | 1:29,077 | 4,362 |
| Germany | 13 | 1:6,192,728 | 213,814 |
| Thailand | 11 | 1:6,421,668 | 407,040 |
| Senegal | 10 | 1:1,457,934 | 3,873 |
| Malaysia | 10 | 1:2,949,422 | 111,742 |
| Spain | 8 | 1:5,844,004 | 86,878 |
| Niger | 7 | 1:2,741,717 | 49,802 |
| Papua New Guinea | 5 | 1:1,630,743 | 129,019 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Kuwait | 4 | 1:950,174 | 18,811 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| Australia | 3 | 1:8,998,567 | 200,784 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Iran | 2 | 1:38,391,262 | 236,033 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
The alternate forms: Waž (1) are calculated separately.
Waz (604) may also be a first name.
Waz Demographics
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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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waž | 89 | 1 | / |
| Watz | 86 | 1,849 | / |
| Waiz | 86 | 1,638 | / |
| Warz | 86 | 158 | / |
| Wasz | 86 | 119 | / |
| Waaz | 86 | 66 | / |
| Wahz | 86 | 53 | / |
| Wadz | 86 | 11 | / |
| Wayz | 86 | 9 | / |
| Wazz | 86 | 7 | / |
| Hwaz | 86 | 5 | / |
| Weaz | 86 | 5 | / |
| Wazh | 86 | 5 | / |
| Wacz | 86 | 4 | / |
| Wajz | 86 | 3 | / |
| Vwaz | 86 | 1 | / |
| Wwaz | 86 | 1 | / |
| Whaz | 86 | 0 | / |
| Waitz | 75 | 1,852 | / |
| Wadzh | 75 | 71 | / |
| Wattz | 75 | 45 | / |
| Waaiz | 75 | 27 | / |
| Hwatz | 75 | 18 | / |
| Waysz | 75 | 15 | / |
| Waicz | 75 | 14 | / |
| Waaaz | 75 | 12 | / |
| Hwaiz | 75 | 11 | / |
| Wajcz | 75 | 11 | / |
| Wahaz | 75 | 10 | / |
| Waasz | 75 | 10 | / |
| Waszt | 75 | 9 | / |
| Waytz | 75 | 6 | / |
| Waisz | 75 | 6 | / |
| Wautz | 75 | 4 | / |
| Watze | 75 | 3 | / |
| Whatz | 75 | 2 | / |
| Waazh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Waatz | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wuazz | 75 | 1 | / |
| Waadz | 75 | 1 | / |
| Waizz | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wauzh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Waizt | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wahzs | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wachz | 75 | 1 | / |
| Weatz | 75 | 0 | / |
| Wayzs | 75 | 0 | / |
| Watrz | 75 | 0 | / |
| Whauz | 75 | 0 | / |
| Watzs | 75 | 0 | / |
| Vaz | 67 | 307,259 | / |
| Baz | 67 | 152,437 | / |
| Was | 67 | 5,543 | / |
| Wax | 67 | 4,051 | / |
| Wac | 67 | 2,414 | / |
| Waj | 67 | 183 | / |
| Waß | 67 | 94 | / |
| Waitze | 67 | 39 | / |
| Woz | 67 | 38 | / |
| Waś | 67 | 20 | / |
| Uaz | 67 | 17 | / |
| Whaitz | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wazowa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Waitez | 67 | 1 | / |
| Waitrz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Waatze | 67 | 1 | / |
| Waittz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Waš | 67 | 1 | / |
| Waszcz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wattsz | 67 | 1 | / |
Waz Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Waz in the Hindi language | ||
| वाज़ | vaza | - |
| Waz in the Arabic language | ||
| وز | wz | - |
| واعظ | waz | - |
| واز | waz | - |
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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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