Elwhab Surname

650,013th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 465 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Egypt

Elwhab Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Elwhab Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt4581:200,73314,525
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Mauritania21:2,047,43230,537
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259

Elwhab Last Name Facts

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

The surname Elwhab (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﻮﻫﺎﺏ) is most common in Egypt. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Elwhab? popularity and diffusion

The surname Elwhab is the 650,013th most widespread family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 15,672,142 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Elwhab live; 99 percent live in North Africa and 99 percent live in Arabic North Africa.

It is most widely held in Egypt, where it is carried by 458 people, or 1 in 200,733. Other than Egypt this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Saudi Arabia, where 1 percent reside and Mauritania, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Elwahab923,621/
Aelwahab864/
Elwahaab861/
Alwhab83209/
Elhbab839/
Alwahab77852/
Elouhab774/
Alwhaib772/
Elhbaib771/
Elwahap771/
Elbab73845/
Alwab7312/
Elwaw737/
Elwap737/
Elwaf734/
Alwahaab71497/
Alwuhaib71420/
Alwahaib7151/
Alwahabh711/
Allwahab711/
Alhwahab711/
Elweaf674/
Elwafe674/
Elwaif672/
Jelbab671/
Alwahb671/
El'bab671/

Elwhab Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Elwhab in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﻮﻫﺎﺏalwhab-

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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 Elwhab
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