Vehab Surname

801,116th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 350 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Highest density in:
Bosnia and Herzegovina

Vehab Surname User-submission:

The surname Vehab comes from the Arabic surname Al-Wahab, which means 'the giver'. The surname Al-Wahab became Wehab during the Ottoman rule of Bosnia. Then during the Austro-Hungarian rule of Bosnia it became Vehab, due to the German spelling system.

Vehab Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bosnia and Herzegovina2831:12,4962,440
Slovenia351:71,0769,906
Germany131:6,192,728213,814
United States101:36,245,893832,629
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Vehab (238) may also be a first name.

Vehab Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Vehab comes from the Arabic surname Al-Wahab, which means 'the giver'. The surname Al-Wahab became Wehab during the Ottoman rule of Bosnia. Then during the Austro-Hungarian rule of Bosnia it became Vehab, due to the German spelling system.

- lenut_james23

Vehab Last Name Facts

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

The surname Vehab (Hindi: वेहाब, Marathi: वेहाब) is found most frequently in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It can occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Vehab? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 801,116th most frequently occurring family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 20,821,560 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 96 percent of Vehab are found; 91 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 91 percent are found in South Slavic Europe. Vehab is also the 580,229th most frequent first name worldwide, held by 238 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where it is held by 283 people, or 1 in 12,496. In Bosnia and Herzegovina Vehab is most frequent in: Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 88 percent are found and Republika Srpska, where 12 percent are found. Aside from Bosnia and Herzegovina this last name is found in 10 countries. It is also common in Slovenia, where 10 percent are found and Germany, where 4 percent are found.

Vehab Last Name Statistics demography

Vehab earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 28.98% less than the national average, earning $30,643 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vehyab913/
Veab890/
Wehab80851/
Vehap8019/
Veabø805/
Vejab801/
Vehabova773/
Ouehab7312/
Vejabh7312/
Vajhab737/
Feyhab734/
Wehhab732/
Wehaib731/
Vahiab731/
Feehab731/
Beab6776/
Voeb6732/
Viab6712/
Veap674/
Vaib674/
Veyb673/
Weab673/
Vyab672/
Veeb672/
Veob671/
Vueb671/
Ueab671/
Vahiabh671/
Vajhabh671/
Vajb671/
Veib671/
Vieb671/
Feab671/
Vaub670/

Vehab Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Vehab in the Hindi language
वेहाबvehaba50
वहाबvahaba50
Vehab in the Marathi language
वेहाबvehaba50
वॅहाबvehaba50

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