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) occurs in Malaysia more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Wahap? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 311,995th most frequently used family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 6,042,741 people. Wahap is mostly found in Asia, where 96 percent of Wahap reside; 89 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 85 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 276,206th most frequently held first name world-wide, held by 868 people.
It is most widespread in Malaysia, where it is carried by 650 people, or 1 in 45,376. In Malaysia it is most numerous in: Sabah, where 36 percent reside, Sarawak, where 32 percent reside and Perak, where 5 percent reside. Aside from Malaysia Wahap 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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