Wiqas Surname

3,730,171st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 28 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Pakistan

Wiqas Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wiqas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan231:7,767,12541,967
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028

Wiqas (116) may also be a first name.

Wiqas Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wiqas (Hindi: विकास) is found in Pakistan more than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wiqas? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,730,171st most frequently occurring last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 260,269,497 people. It is primarily found in Asia, where 86 percent of Wiqas reside; 82 percent reside in South Asia and 82 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 868,627th most prevalent first name internationally, borne by 116 people.

The surname Wiqas is most widespread in Pakistan, where it is borne by 23 people, or 1 in 7,767,125. In Pakistan it is most frequent in: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 61 percent reside, Punjab, where 35 percent reside and Sindh, where 4 percent reside. Aside from Pakistan Wiqas occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 14 percent reside and Saudi Arabia, where 4 percent reside.

Wiqas Last Name Statistics demography

Wiqas earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 13.66% more than the national average, earning $49,042 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wiqass911/
Wicas8090/
Wikas8034/
Weqas8011/
Viqas805/
Biqas802/
Wuqas801/
Viquas7310/
Wickas737/
Viqhas733/
Waikas732/
Weaqas732/
Wequas731/
Wikash731/
Wikaas731/
Witkas731/
Whitcas6712/
Viquase671/
Waikast671/
Waicase671/
Waitkas671/
Wickhas670/

Wiqas Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Wiqas in the Hindi language
विकासvikasa-

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Wiqas
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