Abdulawahab Surname

1,839,022nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 101 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Abdulawahab Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Abdulawahab Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria971:1,826,21465,886
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Abdulawahab (22) may also be a first name.

Abdulawahab Last Name Facts

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

The last name Abdulawahab (Hindi: अब्दुलवाहब, Marathi: दुलासाहब) is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Abdulawahab? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,839,022nd most commonly held family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 72,153,920 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 96 percent of Abdulawahab are found; 96 percent are found in West Africa and 96 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,301,746th most frequent first name in the world, held by 22 people.

This last name is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is borne by 97 people, or 1 in 1,826,214. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Niger, where 62 percent live, Gombe, where 11 percent live and Kaduna, where 11 percent live. Other than Nigeria this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also common in India, where 2 percent live and The Philippines, where 1 percent live.

Abdulawahab Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Abdulawahab surname is chiefly Muslim (100%) in Nigeria.

Phonetically Similar Names

Abdulawahab Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Abdulawahab in the Hindi language
अब्दुलवाहबabdulavahaba-
Abdulawahab in the Marathi language
दुलासाहबdulasahaba-

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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
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  • 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 Abdulawahab
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