Wahba Surname

6,937th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 81,604 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Lebanon

Wahba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wahba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt55,6461:1,652227
Lebanon9,2341:610107
Saudi Arabia4,7301:6,523902
Sudan4,2001:8,9311,260
Syria2,1791:8,858839
Jordan1,9091:4,632947
United States1,0631:340,97730,695
Palestine6991:6,5081,410
Kuwait5981:6,356875
United Arab Emirates2731:33,5613,588
Canada2571:143,36814,728
Iraq1781:196,7514,604
Qatar941:25,0852,628
Italy891:687,15459,360
Australia591:457,55435,515
England511:1,092,51152,584
Brazil451:4,757,207124,005
Germany421:1,916,797106,618
Dominican Republic391:267,5119,432
France241:2,767,613196,808
Yemen211:1,258,34711,865
Thailand191:3,717,808320,775
Austria191:448,18144,644
Libya161:390,2481,390
Switzerland131:631,76343,230
Iran101:7,678,252153,484
Sweden91:1,094,08481,336
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Belgium71:1,642,37898,400
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Wales61:515,75523,171
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
Oman41:921,9937,313
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Algeria41:9,657,88864,782
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Costa Rica31:1,593,3568,177
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
East Timor11:1,215,928507
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137

Wahba (7,105) may also be a first name.

Wahba Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wahba (Arabic: وهبـه, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻭﻫﺒﻪ) has its highest incidence in Egypt. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wahba? popularity and diffusion

Wahba is the 6,937th most commonly held family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 89,304 people. The last name Wahba occurs mostly in Africa, where 73 percent of Wahba are found; 73 percent are found in North Africa and 73 percent are found in Arabic North Africa. Wahba is also the 76,836th most frequently occurring first name on earth, borne by 7,105 people.

Wahba is most commonly held in Egypt, where it is held by 55,646 people, or 1 in 1,652. Without taking into account Egypt Wahba exists in 59 countries. It is also found in Lebanon, where 11 percent live and Saudi Arabia, where 6 percent live.

Wahba Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Wahba surname is chiefly Maronite (32%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those holding the Wahba surname are 9.93% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 63.16% being registered with the party.

The amount Wahba earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 52.09% less than the national average, earning R 113,844 per year; in United States they earn 17.93% more than the national average, earning $50,884 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.74% more than the national average, earning $51,539 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wahbah91681/
Wahbaa91400/
Wahaba91386/
Wahbai914/
Wahyba911/
Wachba911/
Wauhba911/
Waba892,057/
Waheiba834/
Wahabad831/
Wahabai831/
Wahabah831/
Wahaiba831/
Wahabau831/
Wahbeah831/
Wahabas831/
Waiba809,527/
Wehba80967/
Hwaba80322/
Whaba80252/
Wabai80227/
Wabea8068/
Wabah8066/
Wabaa8048/
Waaba8022/
Whoba8014/
Vahba8010/
Wabaï809/
Waboa809/
Wabha808/
Wheba808/
Wabau805/
Wayba805/
Wuaba804/
Wauba803/
Wabay802/
Wajba802/
Wabaj801/
Wabap801/
Weaba801/
Wabga801/
Waeba801/
Wahbo801/
Wgaba801/
Washbash772/
Waibai73214/
Vahaba73129/
Wahabo7371/
Waibah7357/
Waybah7330/
Waboha7316/
Bahbha7316/
Wohbah7314/
Hwabai7314/
Waabah7313/
Wabaid739/
Wabath737/
Waibea737/
Waabaa736/
Wabaha735/
Wahbey734/
Wabhad731/
Hwabha731/
Wattba731/
Vachba731/
Whabga731/
Waitba731/
Whabas731/
Hwabaz731/
Watbas731/
Wabayh731/
Wabgay731/
Wajbai731/
Wuabea731/
Whobay731/
Vahuba731/
Wheiba731/
Wabass731/
Uahaba731/
Wahaabaaa711/
Woba676,015/
Wabo674,888/
Wahabou672,321/
Vaba67471/
Weba67307/
Waybhat67113/
Uaba6726/
Waabach6714/
Baheiba675/
Waibhat675/
Waybhay672/
Wouhaba671/
Vahabaa671/
Vahabad671/
Vahabah671/
Waibe'a671/
Wahbous671/
Wahboos670/
Wamphay670/

Wahba Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Wahba in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻭﻫﺒﻪwhbh65.38
ﻭﻫﺐwhb19.23
ﻭﻫﺒﺔwhbt15.38
Wahba in the Arabic language
وهبـهwhbh-
وهبةwhbt-
وهبهwhbh-

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  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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