Abd-Wahab Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Brunei

Abd-Wahab Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Abd-Wahab Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria71:25,306,108327,793
Brunei11:418,7313,893

Abd-Wahab Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Abd-Wahab Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Abd-Wahab is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Abd-Wahab click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Abd-Wahab? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 6,723,624th most frequent surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. Abd-Wahab is predominantly found in Africa, where 88 percent of Abd-Wahab are found; 88 percent are found in West Africa and 88 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The surname Abd-Wahab is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 7 people, or 1 in 25,306,108. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Federal Capital Territory, where 71 percent reside, Osun, where 14 percent reside and Oyo, where 14 percent reside. Outside of Nigeria Abd-Wahab occurs in one country. It is also common in Brunei, where 13 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Abd-Wahab
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis