Wahabou Surname
Approximately 2,321 people bear this surname
Wahabou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 1,176 | 1:16,320 | 1,088 |
| Benin | 1,034 | 1:9,996 | 1,389 |
| Cameroon | 82 | 1:253,281 | 24,740 |
| Ivory Coast | 9 | 1:2,563,470 | 41,100 |
| Togo | 9 | 1:805,308 | 6,372 |
| Senegal | 8 | 1:1,822,418 | 4,361 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Cape Verde | 1 | 1:529,642 | 6,792 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
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
Wahabou (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻭﻫﺎﺑﻮ) is borne by more people in Niger than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Wahabou? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 183,004th most numerous surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 3,139,830 people. It occurs predominantly 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 commonly used forename world-wide It is held by 11,526 people.
The surname Wahabou is most widely held in Niger, where it is borne by 1,176 people, or 1 in 16,320. In Niger it is primarily concentrated in: Zinder Region, where 42 percent live, Maradi Region, where 27 percent live and Tillabéri Region, where 21 percent live. Barring Niger Wahabou is found in 8 countries. It is also common in Benin, where 45 percent live and Cameroon, where 4 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Wahabou Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Wahabou in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻭﻫﺎﺑﻮ | whabw | 66.67 |
| ﻭﻫﺎﺏ | whab | 33.33 |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Wahabou
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