Waah Surname

1,364,059th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 162 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Waah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Waah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon951:218,62222,080
Nigeria491:3,615,158105,602
Indonesia61:22,041,532555,748
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Liberia31:1,469,51238,766
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Waah (109) may also be a first name.

Waah Last Name Facts

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

The surname Waah is found in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Waah? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,364,059th most widespread family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 44,984,851 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 91 percent of Waah reside; 59 percent reside in Central Africa and 59 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 900,062nd most commonly occurring forename worldwide, held by 109 people.

The last name is most widely held in Cameroon, where it is carried by 95 people, or 1 in 218,622. In Cameroon it is most frequent in: Northwest Region, where 73 percent reside, Southwest Region, where 22 percent reside and Centre Region, where 3 percent reside. Outside of Cameroon this surname exists in 8 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 30 percent reside and Indonesia, where 4 percent reside.

Waah Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Waah has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 250 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Waah Last Name Statistics demography

Waah earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 75.26% more than the national average, earning $75,625 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Waahd891,946/
Wahah89104/
Waach8956/
Waash898/
Waadh893/
Waaha891/
Wah86241,166/
Waa86926/
Wahaha8020/
Waahay803/
Waaich801/
Wahajh801/
Waaish801/
Waasth801/
Wahu755,861/
Waha752,549/
Wahy75424/
Waay75282/
Wayh75216/
Vaah75142/
Waai75100/
Wa'a7592/
Whah7558/
Waih7534/
Hwah7531/
Uaah7521/
Vwah7512/
Wahp759/
Wuaa757/
Wauh757/
Hwaa756/
Wajh754/
Wahh754/
Waph754/
Waaa752/
Whaa751/
Wahj751/
Waaj751/
Wwaa751/
Wwah751/
Wahaish737/
Waahdth734/
Wahashh731/
Wa6719,838/
Wahaj67982/
Wahei67323/
Waadt67258/
Wayhs67181/
Wahai67160/
Wahay67150/
Wauch67138/
Wahyi67132/
Wahaa6729/
Wahyd6725/
Waaij6720/
Vaath6717/
Wahau6716/
Waihs6715/
Wahss6713/
Wahey6712/
Washt6712/
Waaaz6712/
Wauth6711/
Waasz6710/
Vaadh678/
Wahii678/
Wahts678/
Waaye678/
Wahys675/
Waowa675/
Waiph675/
Wahij674/
Waasp674/
Vaash674/
Waaia674/
Wgaih674/
Wahha674/
Vaaha673/
Vaahs673/
Waihd673/
Waych672/
Waiht672/
Wahst672/
Wa'ai672/
Wajhd672/
Hwaai671/
Wahiy671/
Wahzs671/
Wajth671/
Wuath671/
Waysh671/
Wapph671/
Washs671/
Whaha671/
Waats671/
Waads671/
Whaad671/
Wahtd671/
Wachz671/
Baaah671/
Wahch671/
Whash671/
Waadz671/
Vwadh671/
Whaht671/
Wahdd671/
Wahhd671/
Wahhp671/
Wahht671/
Wadch671/
Waaaa671/
Waaat671/
Waatt671/
Waatz671/
Waass670/
Whach670/
Wayht670/
Wauhp670/
Hwaas670/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Waah
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