Wahhabi Surname
Approximately 555 people bear this surname
Wahhabi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morocco | 341 | 1:101,103 | 17,469 |
| Iran | 150 | 1:511,883 | 30,108 |
| Afghanistan | 29 | 1:1,108,730 | 10,128 |
| Belgium | 25 | 1:459,866 | 46,150 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 1:7,373,556 | 230,001 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Wahhabi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wahhabi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wahhabi (Arabic: وهابي) is found most in Morocco. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Wahhabi? popularity and diffusion
The last name Wahhabi is the 568,972nd most commonly used surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 13,130,713 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 62 percent of Wahhabi reside; 62 percent reside in North Africa and 61 percent reside in Mahgreb.
The surname Wahhabi is most prevalent in Morocco, where it is borne by 341 people, or 1 in 101,103. Outside of Morocco Wahhabi exists in 9 countries. It is also common in Iran, where 27 percent reside and Afghanistan, where 5 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wahhabiy | 93 | 6 | / |
| Wakhabi | 86 | 12 | / |
| Vahhabi | 86 | 7 | / |
| Wahhaba | 86 | 2 | / |
| Wachabi | 86 | 1 | / |
| Bahchabi | 80 | 12 | / |
| Wauabi | 77 | 2 | / |
| Bachabi | 71 | 2,347 | / |
| Wouahbi | 71 | 204 | / |
| Wachaba | 71 | 14 | / |
| Wohaibi | 71 | 7 | / |
| Vachabi | 71 | 4 | / |
| Wachabe | 71 | 3 | / |
| Wachobi | 71 | 2 | / |
| Waheabe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wohabie | 71 | 1 | / |
| Vashchabai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Vakhabi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Waobi | 67 | 3 | / |
| Bachabai | 67 | 2 | / |
| Baachabi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vachchhabai | 67 | 1 | / |
Wahhabi Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Wahhabi in the Arabic language | ||
| وهابي | whaby | - |
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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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- 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 Wahhabi
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