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Where Does The Last Name Wah Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Wah (Arabic: وه, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻭﺍﻩ, Hindi: वाह्) is found in Myanmar more than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wah? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname Wah is the 2,276^th most commonly held last name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 30,218 people. This last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 95 percent of Wah reside; 91 percent reside in South Asia and 90 percent reside in Burmo-Asia. Wah is also the 18,131^st most frequently occurring given name at a global level, held by 51,243 people.

The surname Wah is most numerous in Myanmar, where it is carried by 218,108 people, or 1 in 238. Other than Myanmar this last name occurs in 80 countries. It is also common in Malaysia, where 2 percent are found and Liberia, where 2 percent are found.

Wah Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Wah has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 295 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 3,550 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wah Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those holding the Wah surname are 6.89% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 60.12% being registered with the party.

The amount Wah earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 50.03% more than the national average, earning R 356,532 per year; in United States they earn 1% more than the national average, earning $43,582 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.73% less than the national average, earning $48,328 CAD per year.