Wabi Surname

54,018th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,435 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Gabon

Wabi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wabi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia3,8641:25,2453,162
Benin1,5111:6,840944
Nigeria1,1941:148,3619,421
DR Congo8411:87,84710,022
Cameroon8331:24,9333,396
Papua New Guinea4951:16,4721,631
Gabon3031:6,2351,152
Mexico701:1,773,23217,696
Pakistan591:3,027,86224,468
United States391:9,293,819392,288
Ivory Coast301:769,04120,891
France231:2,887,944200,772
Japan201:6,392,21541,807
Indonesia201:6,612,460283,723
Congo181:277,1728,776
Canada141:2,631,828153,264
Philippines131:7,787,556197,164
Uganda121:3,253,27385,117
India111:69,733,217610,955
England101:5,571,806158,774
Niger91:2,132,44640,124
Kenya51:9,235,98055,978
Afghanistan41:8,038,29630,874
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Chad41:3,398,0507,703
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
Senegal31:4,859,7816,822
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Somaliland11:3,500,1821,592
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Central African Republic11:4,515,3901,196
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077

Wabi (11,386) may also be a first name.

Wabi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wabi (Oriya: ୱାବି) is held by more people in Ethiopia than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wabi? popularity and diffusion

It is the 54,018th most frequent family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 772,395 people. The surname Wabi occurs mostly in Africa, where 91 percent of Wabi are found; 41 percent are found in East Africa and 41 percent are found in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 56,138th most numerous given name in the world. It is borne by 11,386 people.

The last name Wabi is most frequently occurring in Ethiopia, where it is held by 3,864 people, or 1 in 25,245. Besides Ethiopia Wabi occurs in 40 countries. It is also found in Benin, where 16 percent are found and Nigeria, where 13 percent are found.

Wabi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is principally Muslim (67%) in Kenya.

In The United States those bearing the Wabi last name are 21.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 75% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Wabi earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 28.74% more than the national average, earning $55,550 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.85% less than the national average, earning $48,266 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wahbi8926,704/
Waibi894,078/
Waabi89235/
Wabai89227/
Wabie89205/
Wabei89127/
Whabi89112/
Waboi8951/
Wabui8920/
Waubi8912/
Hwabi896/
Wuabi896/
Waebi895/
Wabii894/
Wabih894/
Wabiy892/
Waybi892/
Wabyi891/
Weabi891/
Wahabi808,490/
Wabich80452/
Waibai80214/
Wabish8019/
Hwabai8014/
Wabaid809/
Whaabi808/
Wabicz806/
Waabid805/
Waibih804/
Wahbai804/
Waabis803/
Whaibi803/
Waibio802/
Waibii802/
Waibei802/
Wabois801/
Wahhbi801/
Waihbi801/
Waabii801/
Wahbid801/
Wahbie801/
Wajbai801/
Whaybi801/
Whabie801/
Wuhabi801/
Babi7523,796/
Wabe757,051/
Waba752,057/
Webi751,606/
Waby75670/
Vabi75546/
Wobi75494/
Uabi758/
Wabj751/
Wahaibi731,049/
Waheibi7333/
Wahaabi7310/
Wabisch736/
Wahabbi732/
Wabhaia731/
Waibaia731/
Wahiebi731/
Wabuuyi731/
Wahabai731/
Wahabie731/
Wabitsh731/
Wabuitz730/
Wahby6725,524/
Waiba679,527/
Babai673,955/
Baboi673,223/
Baybi672,788/
Babij671,747/
Wehbi671,699/
Babei671,350/
Hbabi67484/
Wahbe67450/
Baabi67447/
Babui67423/
Waibe67335/
Hwaba67322/
Whaba67252/
Baubi67191/
Babhi67186/
Baibi67179/
Wabitsch67164/
Uaboi67153/
Wavii67143/
Babih67127/
Weibi6789/
Webei6781/
Weabe6776/
Webie6774/
Wabea6768/
Vabai6767/
Washbish6765/
Vabič6755/
Woubi6753/
Vabie6749/
Wabaa6748/
Wabeu6747/
Vaibi6741/
Waisbich6729/
Vabhi6723/
Waaba6722/
Beabi6721/
Wobie6719/
Waabe6719/
Waube6718/
Vaubi6717/
Wabey6716/
Wasby6715/
Wobai6715/
Vhabi6710/
Whaby6710/
Waboa679/
Vabis678/
Wabha678/
Wabee678/
Woibi677/
Webai676/
Uabid675/
Huabi675/
Wobis675/
Wayba675/
Vabei674/
Wuaba674/
Wauby674/
Babiæ674/
Vabid673/
Wobei673/
Wauba673/
Waybe673/
Vabyi673/
Wouhaybi672/
Wajba672/
Whabe672/
Wabay672/
Woboi672/
Vabić672/
Weaby672/
Webui672/
Waiby671/
Whobi671/
Watby671/
Weybi671/
Vahbi671/
Vabiy671/
Wuavi671/
Wobiy671/
Weaba671/
Wabeh671/
Wahaaybi671/
Wuobi671/
Wuabe671/
Waebe671/
Vajbi671/
Vaabi671/
Waviy671/
Weebi671/
Vaybi671/
Wabuy671/
Waboy671/
Wuibi671/
Wobih671/
Wohbi671/
Uahbi671/
Uabio671/
Wabaj671/
Waeby670/

Wabi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Wabi in the Oriya language
ୱାବିwabi-

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