Vahab Surname

43,868th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,847 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
United Arab Emirates

Vahab Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Vahab Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India8,0681:95,0756,271
Iran2,7691:27,7293,392
United Arab Emirates4861:18,8522,230
Saudi Arabia2391:129,10417,726
Qatar531:44,4914,459
United States441:8,237,703362,142
Kuwait391:97,45410,676
Turkey341:2,288,86574,619
Nepal261:1,095,4216,297
Israel141:611,26042,949
Thailand101:7,063,834426,148
Pakistan71:25,520,55584,222
Bulgaria51:1,395,78141,665
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Oman41:921,9937,313
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Bosnia and Herzegovina41:884,10015,259
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Azerbaijan31:3,216,37432,290
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
England21:27,859,030389,889
Panama21:1,956,12915,285
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Austria11:8,515,435118,036

Vahab (18,688) may also be a first name.

Vahab Last Name Facts

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

The last name Vahab (Hindi: वहाब, Marathi: वाहब) is found in India more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Vahab.

How Common Is The Last Name Vahab? popularity and diffusion

The last name Vahab is the 43,868th most frequently used family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 615,139 people. The last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Vahab live; 92 percent live in South Asia and 68 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Vahab is also the 39,775th most frequently held given name globally, borne by 18,688 people.

It is most widespread in India, where it is borne by 8,068 people, or 1 in 95,075. In India Vahab is primarily concentrated in: Kerala, where 36 percent are found, Uttar Pradesh, where 29 percent are found and Bihar, where 14 percent are found. Other than India it occurs in 35 countries. It is also found in Iran, where 23 percent are found and The United Arab Emirates, where 4 percent are found.

Vahab Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Vahab are 35.66% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 88.89% registered to vote for the party.

Vahab earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 6.33% more than the national average, earning $45,882 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vahaab916/
Vaahab912/
Vahabb911/
Vhahab911/
Vaab89245/
Vhab8988/
Vahb893/
Vahahab832/
Wahab80354,730/
Vahap80145/
Fahab805/
Vahub804/
Vhaab802/
Vhabh801/
Vahabova772,392/
Vab7599/
Wahaab732,280/
Wahabb73167/
Wahaib7364/
Whahab7316/
Wahahb7314/
Waahab7314/
Fahabd738/
Hwahab736/
Wahabh735/
Wwahab734/
Wahabd731/
Vahaap731/
Wahabt731/
Wuahab731/
Vaabht731/
Baahab731/
Hvahabova711/
Wahb672,763/
Whab671,744/
Baab671,644/
Huab671,307/
Phab671,147/
Vabø67400/
Waab6799/
Vavh6767/
Faab6716/
Vhav679/
Vaav677/
Uahb676/
Vaap675/
Vaib674/
Hwab672/
Wahahab672/
Fahb672/
Vaph671/
Hbab671/
Vahahabova671/
Vfab671/
Vuab671/
Wahaabt671/
Vajb671/
Vabs670/
Vaub670/
Veab670/

Vahab Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Vahab in the Hindi language
वहाबvahaba91.18
वाहबvahaba6.81
वाहाबvahaba1.07
वहबvahaba0.11
बहाबbahaba0.09
बहावbahava0.02
व़हाबvahaba0.02
Vahab in the Marathi language
वाहबvahaba47.45
वाहाबvahaba17.8
वहाबvahaba17.38
अवाहबavahaba7.61
वहबvahaba2.94
वहावvahava0.3
बहाबbahaba0.18
वहाणvahana0.12
हबhaba0.06
वहानvahana0.06
वाहेबvaheba0.06
अरबaraba0.06
अहाबahaba0.06
वहाकvahaka0.06
वाहपvahapa0.06
अहकahaka0.06
़वाहबvahaba0.06

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Vahab
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