Wahabe Surname
Approximately 63 people bear this surname
Wahabe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritania | 37 | 1:110,672 | 6,692 |
| Nigeria | 11 | 1:16,103,887 | 259,204 |
| Philippines | 6 | 1:16,873,037 | 249,062 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
The alternate forms: Wahabé (1) are calculated separately.
Wahabe (49) may also be a first name.
Wahabe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wahabe Come From? nationality or country of origin
Wahabe (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﻮﻫﺎﺏ, Marathi: वाहाबे) is found in Mauritania more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms: Wahabé. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Wahabe? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 2,414,640th most commonly occurring family name on earth, held by around 1 in 115,675,332 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 81 percent of Wahabe reside; 78 percent reside in West Africa and 60 percent reside in Senegambia Africa. Wahabe is also the 1,430,306th most prevalent first name throughout the world, held by 49 people.
The last name Wahabe is most commonly occurring in Mauritania, where it is carried by 37 people, or 1 in 110,672. In Mauritania it is primarily concentrated in: Hodh El Gharbi Region, where 62 percent live, Nouakchott-Sud Region, where 30 percent live and Hodh Chargui Region, where 3 percent live. Beside Mauritania it occurs in 9 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 17 percent live and The Philippines, where 10 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Wahabe Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Wahabe in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻟﻮﻫﺎﺏ | alwhab | - |
| Wahabe in the Marathi language | ||
| वाहाबे | vahabe | - |
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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
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