Wais is used as a family name or surname in Afghanistan. It is 4 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Wais
No. of characters: 4
Origin: Afghanistan
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Wais

How popular is Wais?

Wais is common in Afghanistan.

Wais is ranked 23752 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Wais bearers increased by 5.405406 per cent in 2010 US census to 390 since 2000, the surname slipped by 464 spots and ranked at 53072. The last name was found in around 1 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 85.38 90
Black 10.51 3.24
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 1.54 3.24
Wais is quite popular family name mostly used in Afghanistan while Djibouti is ahead in terms of density. Around 21643 people have been found who wears Wais as their family name. Wais is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
4,343 Bangladesh5
8,411 Costa Rica4
59,967 Moldova4
1,718 Yemen3
6,270 Hong Kong3
323 Somalia3
3,752 Iraq3
2,444 Sudan3
18,035 Egypt2
14,408 Uruguay2
10,284 Kuwait2
40,256 Mexico2
54,135 Philippines2
199,150 Kazakhstan1
7,198 Maldives1
53,033 Nigeria1
24,771 Colombia1
15,705 Cameroon1
6,033 Benin1
165,773 Belarus1
47,891 Norway1
12,270 Lebanon1
50,549 Georgia1
16,073 Latvia1
4,435 Togo1
6,212 Jamaica1
13,447 Uganda1
4,942 Libya1
13,972 Sri Lanka1
36,678 Singapore1
38,841 Scotland1
34,581 Chile1
25,746 Finland1
480 Micronesia1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
20,318 United Arab Emirates46
30,661 Czech Republic46
17,489 Denmark30
61,159 Australia30
8,720 Qatar29
32,811 Sweden29
2,645 Luxembourg26
62,494 Netherlands22
84,957 Spain15
220,909 Ukraine12
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
34,872 Canada94
139,865 Russia75
17,456 Switzerland63
18,012 Peru57
Countries with hundreds of Wais:
6,001 Pakistan880
13,857 Germany740
1,419 Austria655
5,928 Saudi Arabia577
10,656 Poland573
47,674 United States563
18,962 Argentina284
42,934 France233
43,850 Indonesia218
27,627 Turkey175
56,243 Brazil175
126,028 India150
7,679 Israel141
34,900 England124
Countries with thousands of Wais:
2,012 Syria1,764
85 Djibouti1,104
Countries with ten thousands of Wais:
250 Afghanistan12,654
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Wais Namesakes

  • Katie Waissel, Singer-songwriter
  • Daoud Wais, Soccer player
  • Ahmad Wais Afzali, Imam
  • Benjamin Waisbren, Film producer
  • Benjamin Waisbren, Film producer
  • Heloise Waislitz, Film producer
  • Alex Waislitz, Businessman
  • Heloise Waislitz, Film producer
  • Alex Waislitz, Businessman
  • Lois Waisbrooker, Author

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