Abd Wa Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Afghanistan
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Abd Wa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Abd Wa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340

Abd Wa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Abd Wa occurs more in Afghanistan more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Abd Wa? popularity and diffusion

The last name Abd Wa is the 8,968,613th most frequent family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Abd Wa reside; 50 percent reside in South Asia and 50 percent reside in Islamic South Asia.

The surname Abd Wa is most frequently held in Afghanistan, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 16,076,592. In Afghanistan Abd Wa is most common in: Faryab, where 50 percent live and Paktika, where 50 percent live. Not including Afghanistan it is found in one country. It is also found in Malaysia, where 50 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Abd Wah924/
Abd Wad921/
Abd Waha867/
Abd Wahd861/
Abd Ba832/
Abd Wahad8033/
Abd Wahah801/
Abd Wahai801/
Abd Wahas801/
Abd Wahay801/
Abd Bay773/
Abd Bai771/
Abd With711/
Abd Wehed671/

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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 Abd Wa
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