Wahaab Surname

185,837th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,280 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Maldives

Wahaab Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wahaab Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1,4711:120,4237,950
Pakistan6001:297,7406,266
Saudi Arabia1591:194,06229,524
India221:34,866,608408,224
Somalia41:3,363,0155,093
Maldives41:101,0433,565
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
England31:18,572,686338,250
Guyana21:381,11013,532
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Canada11:36,845,591464,108

Wahaab (1,562) may also be a first name.

Wahaab Last Name Facts

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

Wahaab (Hindi: वहाब, Marathi: वहाब) occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wahaab? popularity and diffusion

The surname Wahaab is the 185,837th most numerous surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 3,196,292 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 65 percent of Wahaab are found; 65 percent are found in West Africa and 65 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Wahaab is also the 195,999th most prevalent forename throughout the world, held by 1,562 people.

This last name is most common in Nigeria, where it is carried by 1,471 people, or 1 in 120,423. In Nigeria Wahaab is most prevalent in: Oyo, where 47 percent reside, Lagos, where 16 percent reside and Osun, where 15 percent reside. Without taking into account Nigeria this last name occurs in 19 countries. It is also found in Pakistan, where 26 percent reside and Saudi Arabia, where 7 percent reside.

Wahaab Last Name Statistics demography

Wahaab earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 26.71% less than the national average, earning $31,625 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Wahap731,206/
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Wahaab Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Wahaab in the Hindi language
वहाबvahaba-
Wahaab in the Marathi language
वहाबvahaba75
वाहाबvahaba25

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