Ihab Forename

8,182nd
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 127,080 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
Saudi Arabia
Highest density in:
Saudi Arabia

Ihab Forename User-submission:

This name comes from the Arabic verb wahaba (وهب), which means 'to endow' or 'to gift'. Therefore it means 'gifting', 'gift from God', or 'generous person'.

Ihab Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Saudi Arabia-55,4851:55567
Egypt
100%
43,3981:2,118306
Sudan-12,6921:2,979520
Libya-4,2231:1,473288
Israel
100%
2,5921:3,242613
Morocco
95%
 
2,4841:13,828979
Qatar
100%
1,2351:1,919206
United States
100%
1,0491:345,60210,287
Yemen-4361:60,3141,272
Canada
100%
3961:83,6704,566
Algeria
100%
3921:97,3902,361
Indonesia
100%
3821:675,29846,742
Iraq
100%
3571:98,0892,435
United Arab Emirates-2921:24,4932,436
Lebanon
99%
 
2211:25,4641,729
Bahrain-1921:7,0241,127
Sweden
99%
 
1751:56,3312,863
England
100%
1101:505,48110,715
Spain
100%
951:489,7896,280
Jordan
100%
921:95,9432,020
Palestine
100%
851:53,5301,520
France
100%
721:923,1997,498
Germany
98%
 
641:1,510,5929,902
Kuwait-571:66,4085,422
Netherlands
88%
 
491:344,94010,093
Syria-441:438,7742,790
Brazil
95%
 
381:5,637,79484,722
Denmark-291:194,8104,364
Australia-251:546,3058,356
Thailand
100%
231:3,046,34070,930
Venezuela
93%
 
231:1,313,12626,144
India
100%
221:55,221,726913,424
Switzerland
100%
221:373,3416,715
Malaysia
100%
171:1,791,17353,830
Tunisia
80%
 
161:42,3062,316
Norway
92%
 
161:320,7716,812
Italy
98%
 
161:3,816,38120,790
Russia-151:9,615,58037,191
Hungary
75%
 
111:890,1612,642
Colombia-81:5,972,36631,268
Oman
100%
81:513,5835,181
Finland
73%
 
81:685,3987,121
Austria
63%
 
81:1,064,2757,469
China-81:170,756,97372,230
Tanzania
100%
71:7,541,18837,665
Paraguay
100%
71:1,033,8296,926
South Africa
100%
61:9,088,775152,087
Greece-51:2,186,91011,382
Cameroon-41:5,402,62668,032
Scotland-41:1,337,59211,885
Bulgaria-41:1,747,59814,265
Ghana-41:6,746,5548,075
Bermuda-41:16,2061,525
Turkey
100%
31:25,933,90352,822
Wales
100%
31:1,031,43610,092
Czechia
75%
 
31:3,552,0546,491
Ecuador-31:5,908,97318,111
Nigeria
100%
31:59,188,120318,216
Georgia
100%
21:1,869,23320,119
Panama-21:1,953,27831,007
Slovakia-21:2,655,0326,915
Belgium
100%
21:5,745,02030,381
Azerbaijan-21:4,821,47233,780
Romania-21:10,025,98847,037
Ivory Coast-21:11,537,96695,271
Chile-21:8,803,60433,591
Mauritius-21:648,8928,630
Singapore-21:3,143,52727,876
Ireland-11:4,643,51913,375
Argentina-11:42,773,24343,333
Ukraine-11:45,499,90832,056
Serbia-11:7,145,72110,629
Poland
100%
11:38,027,1129,241
New Zealand-11:4,536,04417,392
Mongolia-11:2,934,81416,205
Monaco
100%
11:38,4662,379
Maldives
100%
11:433,9035,827
Lithuania-11:2,951,8825,377
Belarus
100%
11:9,482,38420,892
Kenya-11:46,307,11074,921
Jamaica-11:2,883,22722,340
Iran-11:78,496,86865,150
Haiti-11:10,726,95341,696
Equatorial Guinea-11:1,137,6891,044
Cuba-11:11,506,55213,531
Congo-11:5,009,20537,978

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

Ihab (9,516) may also be a surname.

Ihab Forename Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This name comes from the Arabic verb wahaba (وهب), which means 'to endow' or 'to gift'. Therefore it means 'gifting', 'gift from God', or 'generous person'.

- iheb_m

Ihab Forename Popularity

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  • Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ihab