Abdulwahab Surname

9,489th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 59,559 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Abdulwahab Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Abdulwahab Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria30,0061:5,904731
Egypt14,7051:6,252775
Sudan5,8801:6,379935
Ethiopia4,6681:20,8972,688
Philippines2,1651:46,7617,565
Saudi Arabia4371:70,60810,708
Kenya3071:150,42311,954
Pakistan2301:776,71311,178
Iraq1411:248,3815,326
Thailand1281:551,86294,667
United Arab Emirates1251:73,2986,920
United States1101:3,295,081188,193
Kuwait961:39,5914,718
Tanzania721:735,30041,343
Bahrain591:22,8584,582
Sweden571:172,75011,943
Qatar471:50,1704,949
England431:1,295,76958,667
Uganda431:907,89040,955
Indonesia401:3,306,230179,945
Canada331:1,116,53381,834
Australia251:1,079,82861,253
India251:30,682,615377,978
Malaysia221:1,340,64757,034
Germany181:4,472,526177,866
Yemen81:3,303,16216,088
Syria71:2,757,28911,022
Iceland61:63,3484,218
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Libya41:1,560,9943,087
Eritrea41:1,187,975480
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Jordan31:2,947,47921,051
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Comoros11:749,524685
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
France11:66,422,722504,397
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543

Abdulwahab (52,296) may also be a first name.

Abdulwahab Last Name Facts

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

The last name Abdulwahab (Arabic: عبدالوهاب, Hindi: अब्दुलवहाब, Marathi: दुलवहाब) is most common in Nigeria. It can appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Abdulwahab? popularity and diffusion

Abdulwahab is the 9,489th most frequently held surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 122,358 people. The surname Abdulwahab occurs mostly in Africa, where 94 percent of Abdulwahab reside; 50 percent reside in West Africa and 50 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Abdulwahab is also the 17,802nd most frequently used first name worldwide. It is borne by 52,296 people.

The last name Abdulwahab is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 30,006 people, or 1 in 5,904. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Kwara, where 15 percent are found, Kano, where 15 percent are found and Kaduna, where 12 percent are found. Not including Nigeria this surname occurs in 64 countries. It also occurs in Egypt, where 25 percent are found and Sudan, where 10 percent are found.

Abdulwahab Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is principally Muslim (100%) in Kenya and Muslim (98%) in Nigeria.

In The United States Abdulwahab are 16% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 69.23% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Abdulwahab earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 14.48% less than the national average, earning $36,901 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.47% more than the national average, earning $51,405 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Abdulwahab Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Abdulwahab in the Hindi language
अब्दुलवहाबabdulavahaba-
Abdulwahab in the Marathi language
दुलवहाबdulavahaba46
दुलवाहबdulavahaba34
दुलवाहाबdulavahaba6
दुलवहबdulavahaba4
दूलवहाबdulavahaba2
दुलवािहबdulavaihaba2
दुलबाहाबdulabahaba2
दुलनबीdulanabi2
असदुलहकasadulahaka2
Abdulwahab in the Arabic language
عبدالوهابbdalwhab-

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