Wahabu Surname
Approximately 1,484 people bear this surname
Wahabu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 659 | 1:268,805 | 15,334 |
| Ghana | 485 | 1:55,713 | 5,980 |
| Uganda | 171 | 1:228,300 | 17,543 |
| Tanzania | 146 | 1:362,614 | 26,759 |
| Indonesia | 8 | 1:16,531,149 | 488,268 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| United States | 6 | 1:60,409,822 | 1,028,827 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
Wahabu (4,057) may also be a first name.
Wahabu Demographics
Wahabu Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Wahabu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wahabu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wahabu occurs most in Nigeria. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Wahabu.
How Common Is The Last Name Wahabu? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 263,899th most numerous family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 4,910,745 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Wahabu reside; 77 percent reside in West Africa and 77 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Wahabu is also the 109,420th most frequently used forename internationally, borne by 4,057 people.
Wahabu is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 659 people, or 1 in 268,805. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Lagos, where 26 percent live, Oyo, where 26 percent live and Osun, where 14 percent live. Excluding Nigeria this last name is found in 9 countries. It also occurs in Ghana, where 33 percent live and Uganda, where 12 percent live.
Wahabu Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Wahabu last name is primarily Christian (91%) in Nigeria.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wahabou | 92 | 2,321 | / |
| Wahaabu | 92 | 6 | / |
| Wahabbu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Wahabau | 92 | 1 | / |
| Wahbu | 91 | 63 | / |
| Waabu | 91 | 26 | / |
| Whabu | 91 | 23 | / |
| Wahabout | 86 | 1 | / |
| Wuhabu | 83 | 3 | / |
| Wahubu | 83 | 2 | / |
| Wa'abu | 83 | 2 | / |
| Waabou | 83 | 2 | / |
| Wahavu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Wahbut | 83 | 1 | / |
| Vahabu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Wabu | 80 | 869 | / |
| Bahabou | 77 | 9 | / |
| Vahaabu | 77 | 3 | / |
| Bahabhu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wahbous | 77 | 1 | / |
| Baabu | 73 | 51,612 | / |
| Wabou | 73 | 99 | / |
| Waibu | 73 | 91 | / |
| Wabeu | 73 | 47 | / |
| Vaabu | 73 | 25 | / |
| Wabui | 73 | 20 | / |
| Wabuu | 73 | 9 | / |
| Huabu | 73 | 8 | / |
| Vahbu | 73 | 8 | / |
| Wuabu | 73 | 6 | / |
| Waubu | 73 | 6 | / |
| Weabu | 73 | 5 | / |
| Wabau | 73 | 5 | / |
| Wabuh | 73 | 4 | / |
| Uhabu | 73 | 3 | / |
| Waebu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Wabuy | 73 | 1 | / |
| Washbush | 71 | 49 | / |
| Waschbus | 71 | 3 | / |
| Baabou | 67 | 720 | / |
| Bahbou | 67 | 597 | / |
| Hbabou | 67 | 346 | / |
| Waibut | 67 | 48 | / |
| Ba'abu | 67 | 23 | / |
| Bahbuh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wabuss | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wasbus | 67 | 1 | / |
| Whaboe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Waaboe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vaabou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wehbou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Waschbuch | 67 | 1 | / |
| Waibou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wabout | 67 | 1 | / |
| Waboux | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wabuha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wabush | 67 | 0 | / |
| Waschbush | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Wahabu
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis