Waheb Surname

170,788th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,523 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Egypt

Waheb Surname User-submission:

This surname means 'a gift from God'.

Waheb Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt1,7691:51,9705,050
India3181:2,412,15577,882
Saudi Arabia2391:129,10417,726
Indonesia951:1,392,09795,389
Pakistan231:7,767,12541,967
Nigeria171:10,420,162203,261
Venezuela101:3,020,40831,795
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Tunisia81:76,32812,820
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
France11:66,422,722504,397
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422

Waheb (1,340) may also be a first name.

Waheb Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname means 'a gift from God'.

- samer

Waheb Last Name Facts

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

The surname Waheb (Marathi: वाहेब, Oriya: ୱାେହବ) occurs more in Egypt more than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Waheb? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 170,788th most prevalent last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 2,888,445 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 71 percent of Waheb reside; 70 percent reside in North Africa and 70 percent reside in Arabic North Africa. It is also the 214,551st most widely held given name internationally, borne by 1,340 people.

This surname is most widely held in Egypt, where it is carried by 1,769 people, or 1 in 51,970. Not including Egypt Waheb is found in 26 countries. It is also found in India, where 13 percent are found and Saudi Arabia, where 9 percent are found.

Waheb Last Name Statistics demography

Waheb earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 2.61% more than the national average, earning $44,275 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wahieb91288/
Wahheb915/
Wahaeb913/
Waeb891/
Waheyeb833/
Wahayeb831/
Wahib8049,273/
Wahep80128/
Vaheb8069/
Weheb8069/
Waeeb804/
Whaeb802/
Wahev801/
Whaeeb735/
Weheeb734/
Woheib732/
Vaaheb732/
Waheev731/
Vahebz731/
Waep6752/
Waev672/
Uaeb671/
Wajhaib671/

Waheb Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Waheb in the Oriya language
ୱାେହବwaehaba-
Waheb in the Marathi language
वाहेबvaheba-

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