Wahav Surname

3,798,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Nepal

Wahav Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wahav Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India211:36,526,923420,161
Nepal31:9,493,65216,132
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Wahav (12) may also be a first name.

Wahav Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wahav (Hindi: वहाव, Marathi: वाहाव) occurs more in India more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Wahav.

How Common Is The Last Name Wahav? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,798,600th most commonly held surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 269,909,108 people. The last name is primarily found in Asia, where 93 percent of Wahav are found; 89 percent are found in South Asia and 89 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Wahav is also the 3,306,491st most frequently used given name worldwide, borne by 12 people.

The last name is most prevalent in India, where it is borne by 21 people, or 1 in 36,526,923. In India Wahav is mostly concentrated in: Bihar, where 62 percent are found, Delhi, where 24 percent are found and Uttar Pradesh, where 14 percent are found. Not including India Wahav occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Nepal, where 11 percent are found and Canada, where 4 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Waav8911/
Whav893/
Vahav801,206/
Wahaf80115/
Wahaw803/
Wav75123/
Waahaf7318/
Wahahb7314/
Wahabh735/
Wwahab734/
Wahaph733/
Bahaav731/
Bahayv731/
Waheev731/
Wuahab731/
Baav677,128/
Waiv6732/
Wuav6722/
Wawh6719/
Wahw6710/
Vhav679/
Wafh679/
Weav677/
Vaav677/
Waaf675/
Huav675/
Waph674/
Waaw674/
Whaw673/
Wahahab672/
Watv672/
Wahf671/
Uaav671/
Wavd671/
Wabh671/
Hvav671/
Wauv671/
Wgav671/
Wavh671/

Wahav Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Wahav in the Hindi language
वहावvahava-
Wahav in the Marathi language
वाहावvahava-

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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 Wahav
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