Wahhab Surname

113,295th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,084 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Maldives

Wahhab Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wahhab Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan1,7981:99,3573,174
Bangladesh7211:221,0227,250
Egypt3971:231,57616,276
Morocco2041:169,00029,345
United States1811:2,002,536128,575
Saudi Arabia1591:194,06229,524
Indonesia1441:918,39768,422
Maldives861:4,700434
Iran801:959,78244,995
Kuwait771:49,3605,585
India451:17,045,897267,282
Qatar341:69,3536,725
Australia271:999,84158,390
England231:2,422,52489,093
Brazil211:10,194,016213,214
Iraq161:2,188,85319,343
Jordan111:803,85814,945
United Arab Emirates111:832,93427,512
Lebanon91:626,34314,059
Nigeria71:25,306,108327,793
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Venezuela51:6,040,81547,898
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Austria11:8,515,435118,036

Wahhab (607) may also be a first name.

Wahhab Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wahhab (Bengali: ওহহাব, Marathi: वहाब) is borne by more people in Pakistan than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wahhab? popularity and diffusion

The surname Wahhab is the 113,295th most common family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 1,784,414 people. The surname is mostly found in Asia, where 78 percent of Wahhab reside; 67 percent reside in South Asia and 66 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Wahhab is also the 339,191st most frequently held first name in the world It is held by 607 people.

It is most commonly occurring in Pakistan, where it is carried by 1,798 people, or 1 in 99,357. In Pakistan Wahhab is primarily concentrated in: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 75 percent are found, Sindh, where 17 percent are found and Punjab, where 7 percent are found. Besides Pakistan this surname exists in 34 countries. It also occurs in Bangladesh, where 18 percent are found and Egypt, where 10 percent are found.

Wahhab Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Wahhab surname are 3.53% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 56.76% being registered with the political party.

Wahhab earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 26.01% more than the national average, earning $54,370 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wahhaab924/
Wahhhab921/
Vahhab835/
Wohhab831/
Woahab831/
Wahhav831/
Bahhab831/
Wouahab775/
Wajhaib771/
Wohab732,377/
Waaub739/
Wahob739/
Wahoub67204/
Wauhob67113/
Vajhab677/
Wohaib674/
Wahoob671/
Vahhap671/
Voahab671/
Vahhav671/
Waijab671/

Wahhab Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Wahhab in the Bengali language
ওহহাবohahaba-
Wahhab in the Marathi language
वहाबvahaba-

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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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  • 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 Wahhab
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