Abu Wahab Surname

5,213,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Afghanistan
Highest density in:
Afghanistan

Abu Wahab Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Abu Wahab Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Afghanistan111:2,923,01717,932
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220

Abu Wahab (17) may also be a first name.

Abu Wahab Last Name Facts

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

The last name Abu Wahab has its highest incidence in Afghanistan. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Abu Wahab? popularity and diffusion

The last name Abu Wahab is the 5,213,395th most common surname globally, held by around 1 in 520,538,994 people. Abu Wahab occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Abu Wahab are found; 93 percent are found in South Asia and 93 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 2,694,839th most frequently held forename globally, held by 17 people.

The last name Abu Wahab is most numerous in Afghanistan, where it is carried by 11 people, or 1 in 2,923,017. In Afghanistan Abu Wahab is primarily concentrated in: Kabul, where 64 percent are found, Baghlan, where 9 percent are found and Herat, where 9 percent are found. Aside from Afghanistan this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Bangladesh, where 7 percent are found and Malaysia, where 7 percent are found.

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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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  • 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 Abu Wahab
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