Wahehe Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Wahehe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wahehe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Wahehe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wahehe occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wahehe? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 10,311,814th most frequently held family name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Wahehe live; 67 percent live in West Africa and 67 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The last name Wahehe is most common in Nigeria, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 88,571,379. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Lagos, where 50 percent live and Ogun, where 50 percent live. Aside from Nigeria this last name exists in one country. It is also common in Tanzania, where 33 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wahee91401/
Waehae8339/
Wajhee835/
Waheeh832/
Waeher832/
Waheee831/
Waee80581/
Weahyee772/
Wahei73323/
Woehe7338/
Baehe7327/
Wahey7312/
Waeye7312/
Vahee737/
Wehee733/
Waaee731/
Wehey731/
Weehe730/
Wehei730/
Weayee6772/
Waeyeh678/
Waiyee677/
Waejeh676/
Wheaye676/
Waehid673/
Bahihe673/
Waeess672/
Weahye672/
Weahie672/
Waaeed672/
Wahihi672/
Vaahee671/
Woheei671/
Waeehd671/
Wajhea671/
Vahaee671/
Woeher670/

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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 Wahehe
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