Wahb Surname

158,170th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,763 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Egypt

Wahb Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wahb Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt1,7391:52,8675,115
Morocco4771:72,27712,260
Saudi Arabia1991:155,05422,057
Israel1391:61,5667,798
Pakistan511:3,502,82126,594
Nigeria351:5,061,222131,727
Kuwait291:131,05814,967
Malaysia251:1,179,76951,323
Afghanistan201:1,607,65912,727
United Arab Emirates91:1,018,03036,884
Netherlands81:2,110,89788,902
Qatar61:393,00055,922
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
Yemen21:13,212,64740,633
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
England11:55,718,059489,080
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Austria11:8,515,435118,036

Wahb (440) may also be a first name.

Wahb Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wahb is found most frequently in Egypt. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wahb? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 158,170th most commonly held family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 2,637,548 people. The surname Wahb occurs mostly in Africa, where 82 percent of Wahb live; 80 percent live in North Africa and 63 percent live in Arabic North Africa. It is also the 408,694th most widely held first name worldwide, borne by 440 people.

This surname is most frequently used in Egypt, where it is borne by 1,739 people, or 1 in 52,867. Excluding Egypt this surname is found in 29 countries. It is also common in Morocco, where 17 percent reside and Saudi Arabia, where 7 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wahab89354,730/
Wahub8915/
Whahb899/
Wauhb894/
Waahb893/
Wahbh891/
Wahhb891/
Wab86643/
Wahaab802,280/
Wahabb80167/
Waheib80153/
Wahaib8064/
Whahab8016/
Wahahb8014/
Waahab8014/
Hwahab806/
Wahabh805/
Wwahab804/
Wuahab801/
Wahabt801/
Wahabd801/
Whab751,744/
Waab7599/
Waib7598/
Wabø7532/
Wajb7516/
Wasb7511/
Wahp759/
Uahb756/
Waph754/
Weab753/
Vahb753/
Waub752/
Wabt752/
Hwab752/
Wabh751/
Wwab751/
Wuab751/
Wavh751/
Wabd751/
Wahahab732/
Wahaabt731/
Vahab6711,847/
Wahap671,206/
Whaab6743/
Whaib6742/
Wasbø6725/
Waiph675/
Vahub674/
Wahup673/
Wabsh672/
Wahabová672/
Wheab672/
Bahbh672/
Hwaib672/
Waubh671/
Wabss671/
Wapph671/
Wahhp671/
Whabd671/
Wheib671/
Weasb671/
Whoub671/
Whhab671/
Waphe671/
Wauhp670/
Wabpe670/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Wahb
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