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 last name Waah is borne by more people in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Waah? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,364,059th most common family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 44,984,851 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 91 percent of Waah are found; 59 percent are found in Central Africa and 59 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Waah is also the 900,062nd most commonly used first name world-wide It is held by 109 people.

Waah is most prevalent in Cameroon, where it is borne by 95 people, or 1 in 218,622. In Cameroon Waah is most common in: Northwest Region, where 73 percent are found, Southwest Region, where 22 percent are found and Centre Region, where 3 percent are found. Apart from Cameroon this surname is found in 8 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 30 percent are found and Indonesia, where 4 percent are found.

Waah Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Waah has changed through the years. 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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