Wahi Surname
Approximately 8,833 people bear this surname
Wahi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 3,198 | 1:239,858 | 14,014 |
| Ivory Coast | 1,295 | 1:17,816 | 1,371 |
| Morocco | 920 | 1:37,474 | 6,047 |
| Indonesia | 871 | 1:151,836 | 14,901 |
| Malaysia | 867 | 1:34,019 | 2,874 |
| Philippines | 413 | 1:245,129 | 36,902 |
| United States | 312 | 1:1,161,727 | 83,203 |
| United Arab Emirates | 201 | 1:45,583 | 4,611 |
| Iran | 151 | 1:508,494 | 30,000 |
| Pakistan | 83 | 1:2,152,336 | 20,049 |
| Canada | 76 | 1:484,810 | 41,569 |
| England | 73 | 1:763,261 | 41,903 |
| Niger | 56 | 1:342,715 | 9,958 |
| Iraq | 42 | 1:833,849 | 11,429 |
| Australia | 36 | 1:749,881 | 48,970 |
| Nigeria | 26 | 1:6,813,183 | 158,601 |
| Benin | 23 | 1:449,374 | 31,324 |
| Singapore | 21 | 1:262,272 | 11,611 |
| Qatar | 16 | 1:147,375 | 16,023 |
| Germany | 15 | 1:5,367,031 | 196,901 |
| Solomon Islands | 14 | 1:41,431 | 8,080 |
| Mauritania | 14 | 1:292,490 | 12,957 |
| France | 11 | 1:6,038,429 | 280,838 |
| Tanzania | 11 | 1:4,812,874 | 55,358 |
| Tunisia | 11 | 1:55,511 | 7,191 |
| Spain | 10 | 1:4,675,204 | 78,608 |
| Ghana | 9 | 1:3,002,299 | 11,581 |
| Kenya | 9 | 1:5,131,100 | 45,516 |
| Algeria | 6 | 1:6,438,592 | 53,709 |
| Thailand | 5 | 1:14,127,669 | 603,945 |
| South Africa | 5 | 1:10,835,541 | 204,227 |
| Afghanistan | 4 | 1:8,038,296 | 30,874 |
| Bangladesh | 4 | 1:39,839,193 | 17,324 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Lebanon | 2 | 1:2,818,542 | 25,087 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Suriname | 1 | 1:552,616 | 9,664 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
Wahi (3,596) may also be a first name.
Wahi Demographics
Average Wahi Salary in
United States
$59,855 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Wahi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wahi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wahi (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻭﺍﻫﻲ, Hindi: वाही) occurs in India more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Wahi click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wahi? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 57,334th most numerous last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 825,036 people. It is mostly found in Asia, where 67 percent of Wahi are found; 39 percent are found in South Asia and 35 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Wahi is also the 117,990th most frequently occurring first name throughout the world. It is borne by 3,596 people.
The last name Wahi is most commonly used in India, where it is carried by 3,198 people, or 1 in 239,858. In India it is mostly found in: Delhi, where 49 percent live, Punjab, where 17 percent live and Uttar Pradesh, where 6 percent live. Without taking into account India it occurs in 48 countries. It is also common in The Ivory Coast, where 15 percent live and Morocco, where 10 percent live.
Wahi Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Wahi surname are 8.47% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 61.7% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Wahi earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 38.72% more than the national average, earning $59,855 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.32% more than the national average, earning $58,287 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Wahi Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Wahi in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻭﺍﻫﻲ | wahy | - |
| Wahi in the Hindi language | ||
| वाही | vahi | 91.46 |
| वही | vahi | 8.54 |
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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 Wahi
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