Waahab Surname
Approximately 14 people bear this surname
Waahab Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 8 | 1:22,142,845 | 310,552 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
Waahab (10) may also be a first name.
Waahab Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Waahab Come From? nationality or country of origin
Waahab is most common in Nigeria. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Waahab? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 5,213,395th most frequently occurring family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 520,538,994 people. The last name Waahab occurs predominantly in Africa, where 57 percent of Waahab are found; 57 percent are found in West Africa and 57 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 3,684,242nd most numerous forename on earth. It is borne by 10 people.
This last name is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 8 people, or 1 in 22,142,845. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Oyo, where 63 percent live, Lagos, where 25 percent live and Kwara, where 13 percent live. Besides Nigeria it is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in India, where 14 percent live and Malaysia, where 14 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wahahab | 92 | 2 | / |
| Wahab | 91 | 354,730 | / |
| Waahb | 91 | 3 | / |
| Wahaab | 83 | 2,280 | / |
| Wahabb | 83 | 167 | / |
| Wahaib | 83 | 64 | / |
| Whahab | 83 | 16 | / |
| Wahahb | 83 | 14 | / |
| Hwahab | 83 | 6 | / |
| Wahabh | 83 | 5 | / |
| Wwahab | 83 | 4 | / |
| Vaahab | 83 | 2 | / |
| Baahab | 83 | 1 | / |
| Whaaab | 83 | 1 | / |
| Wuahab | 83 | 1 | / |
| Wahabt | 83 | 1 | / |
| Wahabd | 83 | 1 | / |
| Wahb | 80 | 2,763 | / |
| Whab | 80 | 1,744 | / |
| Waab | 80 | 99 | / |
| Vahahab | 77 | 2 | / |
| Wahaabt | 77 | 1 | / |
| Vahab | 73 | 11,847 | / |
| Wahap | 73 | 1,206 | / |
| Whaab | 73 | 43 | / |
| Whaib | 73 | 42 | / |
| Wahub | 73 | 15 | / |
| Whahb | 73 | 9 | / |
| Wauhb | 73 | 4 | / |
| Wheab | 73 | 2 | / |
| Wahbh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Whabd | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wahhb | 73 | 1 | / |
| Whhab | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wahabová | 71 | 2 | / |
| Wab | 67 | 643 | / |
| Waheib | 67 | 153 | / |
| Vahaab | 67 | 6 | / |
| Wahaph | 67 | 3 | / |
| Wouhab | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vahabb | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vhahab | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Waahab
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