Wahap Surname
Approximately 1,206 people bear this surname
Wahap Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malaysia | 650 | 1:45,376 | 3,624 |
| Indonesia | 374 | 1:353,607 | 30,566 |
| India | 79 | 1:9,709,688 | 189,874 |
| Thailand | 48 | 1:1,471,632 | 200,579 |
| Suriname | 19 | 1:29,085 | 5,642 |
| Nigeria | 16 | 1:11,071,422 | 210,388 |
| Netherlands | 6 | 1:2,814,529 | 101,176 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Wahap (868) may also be a first name.
Wahap Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wahap Come From? nationality or country of origin
Wahap (Marathi: वाहाप, Oriya: ୱାହାପ) is found in Malaysia more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Wahap.
How Common Is The Last Name Wahap? popularity and diffusion
Wahap is the 311,995th most widespread family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 6,042,741 people. It is mostly found in Asia, where 96 percent of Wahap are found; 89 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 85 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 276,206th most common first name world-wide. It is borne by 868 people.
The surname is most frequently held in Malaysia, where it is carried by 650 people, or 1 in 45,376. In Malaysia Wahap is most prevalent in: Sabah, where 36 percent reside, Sarawak, where 32 percent reside and Perak, where 5 percent reside. Outside of Malaysia this surname is found in 14 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 31 percent reside and India, where 7 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wahaph | 91 | 3 | / |
| Waap | 89 | 62 | / |
| Whap | 89 | 35 | / |
| Wahp | 89 | 9 | / |
| Wahab | 80 | 354,730 | / |
| Whaap | 80 | 151 | / |
| Vahap | 80 | 145 | / |
| Waaps | 80 | 5 | / |
| Waasp | 80 | 4 | / |
| Wahup | 80 | 3 | / |
| Wheap | 80 | 1 | / |
| Whapp | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wa'ap | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wahhp | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wauhp | 80 | 0 | / |
| Wap | 75 | 1,136 | / |
| Wahaab | 73 | 2,280 | / |
| Wahabb | 73 | 167 | / |
| Wahaib | 73 | 64 | / |
| Whahab | 73 | 16 | / |
| Waahab | 73 | 14 | / |
| Wahahb | 73 | 14 | / |
| Hwahab | 73 | 6 | / |
| Wahabh | 73 | 5 | / |
| Wwahab | 73 | 4 | / |
| Wahabt | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wuahab | 73 | 1 | / |
| Vahaap | 73 | 1 | / |
| Whaipe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wahabd | 73 | 1 | / |
| Waajpe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Whapps | 73 | 0 | / |
| Wahb | 67 | 2,763 | / |
| Whab | 67 | 1,744 | / |
| Wape | 67 | 1,397 | / |
| Wapp | 67 | 516 | / |
| Waip | 67 | 438 | / |
| Waup | 67 | 256 | / |
| Wapf | 67 | 139 | / |
| Waab | 67 | 99 | / |
| Baap | 67 | 60 | / |
| Weap | 67 | 12 | / |
| Waav | 67 | 11 | / |
| Vaap | 67 | 5 | / |
| Waph | 67 | 4 | / |
| Huap | 67 | 4 | / |
| Whav | 67 | 3 | / |
| Wuap | 67 | 3 | / |
| Vwap | 67 | 2 | / |
| Whop | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wahahab | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wahaabt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wabh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wayp | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wavh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wapz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wapt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uahp | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hbap | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hwap | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bahp | 67 | 1 | / |
Wahap Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Wahap in the Marathi language | ||
| वाहाप | vahapa | - |
| Wahap in the Oriya language | ||
| ୱାହାପ | wahapa | 50 |
| ୱାହପ | wahapa | 50 |
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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
- 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 Wahap
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