Wahabou Surname

183,004th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,321 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Niger
Highest density in:
Benin

Wahabou Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wahabou Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Niger1,1761:16,3201,088
Benin1,0341:9,9961,389
Cameroon821:253,28124,740
Ivory Coast91:2,563,47041,100
Togo91:805,3086,372
Senegal81:1,822,4184,361
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792
Chad11:13,592,19913,092

Wahabou (11,526) may also be a first name.

Wahabou Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wahabou (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻭﻫﺎﺑﻮ) occurs most in Niger. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Wahabou? popularity and diffusion

It is the 183,004th most commonly held family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 3,139,830 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Wahabou are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 54 percent are found in Chadic Africa. Wahabou is also the 55,683rd most frequently held first name internationally, held by 11,526 people.

The last name Wahabou is most frequently held in Niger, where it is held by 1,176 people, or 1 in 16,320. In Niger Wahabou is most prevalent in: Zinder Region, where 42 percent are found, Maradi Region, where 27 percent are found and Tillabéri Region, where 21 percent are found. Beside Niger it exists in 8 countries. It is also found in Benin, where 45 percent are found and Cameroon, where 4 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wahabout931/
Wahabu921,484/
Wahabo9271/
Waabou922/
Bahabou869/
Wahaabu866/
Wahabau861/
Wahabbu861/
Wahbous861/
Wabou8399/
Wahbu8363/
Waabu8326/
Whabu8323/
Waabo8322/
Wahbo831/
Wahabeyo806/
Baabou77720/
Bahbou77597/
Wahaba77386/
Hbabou77346/
Wuhabu773/
Waboue772/
Wahubu772/
Wa'abu772/
Vahabu771/
Whaboe771/
Waaboe771/
Vaabou771/
Wehbou771/
Waibou771/
Wahavu771/
Wahbut771/
Wabout771/
Waboux771/
Uahabo771/
Wabo734,888/
Wabu73869/
Bahbouh713,348/
Vhaibou7112/
H'Babou716/
Vahaabu713/
Bahaboi712/
Ouhabou712/
Wahabas711/
Wheaboe711/
Hbhabou711/
Watboue711/
Wahaiba711/
Wahasua711/
Waabuyi711/
Wabhayo711/
Wabhayu711/
Wouhabo711/
Bahabhu711/
Wahabah711/
Huabouy711/
Wahabai711/
Wahabad711/
Wahboos710/
Wahba6781,604/
Baabu6751,612/
Babou6720,450/
Vabou67550/
Whaba67252/
Wahwa67189/
Waibo67156/
Baabo67122/
Waibu6791/
Waboo6789/
Wawou6784/
Waboi6751/
Washbush6749/
Wabeu6747/
Wobou6727/
Waubo6726/
Vaabu6725/
Waaba6722/
Huabo6720/
Wabui6720/
Wahabeye6719/
Waebo6713/
Watbo6712/
Whawo6711/
Wasbo6710/
Waboa679/
Weabo679/
Wabuu679/
Vahbu678/
Wabha678/
Huabu678/
Wavou678/
Wuabu676/
Waubu676/
Hwabo676/
Weabu675/
Wabau675/
Waboe674/
Waschbus673/
Whavo673/
Uhabu673/
Wawau673/
Waebu672/
Wabho671/
Wahabiya671/
Whowu671/
Uabou671/
Wahwo671/
Wabuy671/
Waboh671/
Waboy671/
Waboï671/
Wuabo671/
Wahuo671/
Hvabo671/

Wahabou Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Wahabou in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻭﻫﺎﺑﻮwhabw66.67
ﻭﻫﺎﺏwhab33.33

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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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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Wahabou
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