Wahby Surname

21,363rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 25,524 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Lebanon

Wahby Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wahby Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt9,9151:9,2721,129
Lebanon9,5011:593103
Syria1,6651:11,592987
Iraq9851:35,5551,599
Saudi Arabia7951:38,8125,622
Jordan7151:12,3672,157
Morocco5791:59,5449,923
Israel5521:15,5032,321
United States3431:1,056,73277,214
Kuwait2411:15,7712,101
Canada461:800,99162,809
United Arab Emirates401:229,05715,464
Palestine361:126,3577,695
Tunisia251:24,4253,774
Qatar161:147,37516,023
England151:3,714,537119,675
Yemen141:1,887,52112,953
Germany121:6,708,788223,026
Australia111:2,454,155103,534
France41:16,605,680368,153
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422

Wahby (2,242) may also be a first name.

Wahby Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wahby is more frequently found in Egypt than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wahby? popularity and diffusion

The surname Wahby is the 21,363rd most numerous family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 285,517 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 57 percent of Wahby live; 57 percent live in West Asia and 51 percent live in Levant. It is also the 157,781st most common first name in the world It is held by 2,242 people.

The surname Wahby is most commonly used in Egypt, where it is carried by 9,915 people, or 1 in 9,272. Excluding Egypt Wahby occurs in 29 countries. It also occurs in Lebanon, where 37 percent are found and Syria, where 7 percent are found.

Wahby Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Wahby last name is principally Shiite (70%) in Lebanon.

In The United States Wahby are 12.34% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 65.57% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Wahby earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 10.94% more than the national average, earning $47,871 USD per year and in Canada they earn 41.56% more than the national average, earning $70,330 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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Wahaby9114/
Wahbey914/
Waby89670/
Wahaiby831/
Weathby831/
Wahbi8026,704/
Wehby80731/
Wahbe80450/
Wheby80129/
Wabey8016/
Wasby8015/
Whaby8010/
Wauby804/
Weaby802/
Wabiy802/
Wabay802/
Waboy801/
Wabuy801/
Wohby801/
Watby801/
Waiby801/
Wabyi801/
Waeby800/
Wahabi738,490/
Wahbeh73554/
Wahbaa73400/
Wahabe7363/
Weasby7328/
Wehbey7320/
Wassby7311/
Wahbai734/
Wayboy734/
Weahbe733/
Waibey732/
Waitby732/
Waihbi731/
Wahhbi731/
Wahabé731/
Wahbid731/
Wahbie731/
Waabey731/
Wheeby731/
Wabgay731/
Wauhba731/
Waboys731/
Whabey731/
Vahaby731/
Wahyba731/
Whebey731/
Waysby730/
Whobey730/
Wahber730/
Wausby730/
Whasby730/
Baby67103,130/
Wabi679,435/
Wabe677,051/
Waba672,057/
Wahaibi671,049/
Weby67182/
Woby6760/
Waheibi6733/
Wahaabi6710/
Vaby673/
Wahabbi672/
Waybhay672/
Wabj671/
Wahbeet671/
Wahabie671/
Waujbuy671/
Wahabed671/
Wahabai671/
Wabuuyi671/
Wahbeth671/
Wahbeah671/
Wahaabe671/
Wahiebi671/
Wachber670/
Washber670/
Wheatby670/
Wamphay670/

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