Wahab Surname

1,534th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 354,730 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Brunei

Wahab Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wahab Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan126,2681:1,415218
Nigeria47,0871:3,762496
Indonesia41,1571:3,213387
Malaysia41,1061:71890
Bangladesh15,4101:10,341854
Egypt13,6371:6,742821
Sudan13,1601:2,850404
Ghana10,4601:2,583414
Iraq9,2541:3,784401
Philippines5,9651:16,9721,967
India5,6601:135,5248,656
Saudi Arabia4,7301:6,523902
Sri Lanka2,7771:7,4931,098
Afghanistan2,0871:15,406888
United Arab Emirates1,6551:5,536689
Morocco1,4651:23,5333,669
United States1,3521:268,09125,206
Somalia1,1271:11,936805
Israel1,1201:7,6411,198
Brunei9581:43776
England6561:84,9369,320
Qatar5991:3,937394
Lebanon5081:11,0971,630
Canada4951:74,4368,412
South Africa4861:111,47713,412
Kuwait4631:8,2091,130
Yemen4181:63,2184,669
Syria4071:47,4232,556
Mali3871:43,8481,206
Oman3631:10,1601,292
Mauritania3571:11,4701,150
Iran3431:223,85617,507
Singapore2531:21,770855
Thailand2391:295,55850,871
Bahrain2351:5,7391,064
Guyana1771:4,306771
Australia1741:155,14816,322
Uganda1641:238,04417,995
Hong Kong1551:47,326847
Jordan1321:66,9885,840
Niger1151:166,8876,016
Germany911:884,67563,174
Sweden911:108,2067,807
Algeria771:501,70837,085
Spain651:719,26231,067
Tanzania631:840,34343,483
Liberia591:74,7216,295
Venezuela571:529,8969,899
Palestine531:85,8276,515
Netherlands521:324,75337,631
Benin511:202,65919,139
Denmark511:110,68110,317
Brazil481:4,459,882118,224
France341:1,953,609166,012
New Zealand311:146,07517,002
Belgium301:383,22141,070
Zimbabwe301:514,60841,883
Norway181:285,68329,080
Argentina171:2,514,318114,515
Scotland171:314,93014,413
Libya161:390,2481,390
Wales161:193,40812,484
Trinidad and Tobago141:97,4276,588
China111:124,301,9616,553
Switzerland111:746,62949,719
Finland101:549,67032,186
Chad91:1,510,2445,402
Ethiopia91:10,838,47414,518
Iceland91:42,2322,922
Mozambique91:3,029,0632,946
Tunisia91:67,8478,246
Italy81:7,644,586115,463
Mauritius81:161,6778,227
Poland81:4,751,094138,864
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
Japan51:25,568,85950,629
Fiji41:223,5982,635
Kazakhstan41:4,420,624134,293
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Mexico41:31,031,55163,627
South Korea41:12,810,0642,073
Suriname41:138,1547,029
Taiwan41:5,861,18633,577
Uzbekistan41:7,732,28643,643
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Ivory Coast31:7,690,41157,263
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
Senegal21:7,289,6718,117
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Central African Republic11:4,515,3901,196
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Dominica11:75,891912
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Eritrea11:4,751,901911
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
Scotland61:623,86916,225
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States241:2,092,445103,667

Wahab (93,988) may also be a first name.

Wahab Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wahab (Arabic: وهبـ, Bengali: ওয়াহাব, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﻮﻫﺎﺏ, Hindi: वहाब, Marathi: वहाब, Oriya: ୱାହାବ) is carried by more people in Pakistan than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wahab? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,534th most commonly used last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 20,544 people. The surname Wahab is predominantly found in Asia, where 74 percent of Wahab reside; 43 percent reside in South Asia and 41 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Wahab is also the 10,766th most numerous first name worldwide. It is borne by 93,988 people.

The surname is most prevalent in Pakistan, where it is held by 126,268 people, or 1 in 1,415. In Pakistan it is most common in: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 41 percent live, Sindh, where 25 percent live and Balochistan, where 20 percent live. Beside Pakistan this surname is found in 117 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 13 percent live and Indonesia, where 12 percent live.

Wahab Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Wahab has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Wahab last name increased 5,633 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 10,933 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 283 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 50 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Wahab Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Wahab last name is chiefly Anglican (100%) in Ireland, Shiite (51%) in Lebanon and Muslim (86%) in Nigeria.

In The United States Wahab are 0.17% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 53.4% registered with the party.

The amount Wahab earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 52.55% more than the national average, earning 527,952 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 2.21% more than the national average, earning R 242,892 per year; in United States they earn 18.99% more than the national average, earning $51,343 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.96% more than the national average, earning $52,148 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wahaab912,280/
Wahabb91167/
Wahaib9164/
Whahab9116/
Wahahb9114/
Waahab9114/
Hwahab916/
Wahabh915/
Wwahab914/
Wahabd911/
Wahabt911/
Wuahab911/
Wahb892,763/
Whab891,744/
Waab8999/
Wahahab832/
Wahaabt831/
Vahab8011,847/
Wahap801,206/
Whaab8043/
Whaib8042/
Wahub8015/
Whahb809/
Wauhb804/
Waahb803/
Wheab802/
Whabd801/
Wahhb801/
Whhab801/
Wahbh801/
Wahabová772/
Wab75643/
Waheib73153/
Vahaab736/
Wahaph733/
Vaahab732/
Whaaab731/
Vahabb731/
Vhahab731/
Baahab731/
Wouhab731/
Baab671,644/
Huab671,307/
Vaab67245/
Waib6798/
Vhab6788/
Waap6762/
Whap6735/
Wabø6732/
Wajb6716/
Wasb6711/
Waav6711/
Wahp679/
Uahb676/
Waph674/
Whav673/
Weab673/
Vahb673/
Waub672/
Vahahab672/
Hwab672/
Wabt672/
Wwab671/
Wavh671/
Wuab671/
Hbab671/
Wabd671/
Wabh671/

Wahab Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Wahab in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﻮﻫﺎﺏalwhab97.09
ﻭﻫﺎﺏwhab2.91
Wahab in the Hindi language
वहाबvahaba86.62
वाहबvahaba7.02
बहाबbahaba3.01
वहावvahava1.34
वहबvahaba0.67
वाहाबvahaba0.67
बहावbahava0.67
Wahab in the Marathi language
वहाबvahaba80.04
अवहाबavahaba16.26
वाहबvahaba1.11
वाहाबvahaba0.49
वहबvahaba0.18
बहाबbahaba0.12
हाबhaba0.05
अहदahada0.05
अरबaraba0.04
शहाबुsahabu0.02
आहादahada0.02
वहाबाvahaba0.02
बाहबbahaba0.02
शहाबोsahabo0.02
अहकahaka0.02
Wahab in the Bengali language
ওয়াহাবoyahaba75
ওহাবohaba25
Wahab in the Oriya language
ୱାହାବwahaba67.74
ୱାହବwahaba13.98
ୱହାବwahaba8.6
ୱାହାବ୍wahab5.91
ଓହାବohaba1.61
ଔହାବauhaba0.54
ଓାହାବoahaba0.54
ୱାହବ୍wahab0.54
ଓାହବoahaba0.54
Wahab in the Arabic language
وهبـwhb-
لهابlhab-
هابhab-
وهّابwhab-
الوهابalwhab-
واهابwahab-
واهبwahb-
وهابwhab-
وهبwhb-

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