Wahia Surname
Approximately 170 people bear this surname
Wahia Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 87 | 1:2,036,124 | 71,256 |
| Papua New Guinea | 38 | 1:214,572 | 29,580 |
| Pakistan | 14 | 1:12,760,278 | 55,960 |
| Morocco | 9 | 1:3,830,678 | 54,497 |
| Indonesia | 8 | 1:16,531,149 | 488,268 |
| Malaysia | 5 | 1:5,898,845 | 196,803 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| Ivory Coast | 2 | 1:11,535,616 | 61,806 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Wahia (793) may also be a first name.
Wahia Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wahia Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wahia is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Wahia.
How Common Is The Last Name Wahia? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,321,499th most frequently occurring last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 42,867,917 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 59 percent of Wahia live; 53 percent live in West Africa and 52 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Wahia is also the 290,823rd most widely held first name globally. It is borne by 793 people.
The surname is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is held by 87 people, or 1 in 2,036,124. In Nigeria Wahia is most numerous in: Rivers, where 99 percent reside and Adamawa, where 1 percent reside. Outside of Nigeria this last name occurs in 12 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 22 percent reside and Pakistan, where 8 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wahiah | 91 | 7 | / |
| Wahaia | 91 | 4 | / |
| Waia | 89 | 1,159 | / |
| Wahaj | 80 | 982 | / |
| Wahya | 80 | 800 | / |
| Wahiu | 80 | 563 | / |
| Vahia | 80 | 523 | / |
| Wahei | 80 | 323 | / |
| Wahji | 80 | 313 | / |
| Wahai | 80 | 160 | / |
| Wahay | 80 | 150 | / |
| Wahyi | 80 | 132 | / |
| Waihi | 80 | 118 | / |
| Wahio | 80 | 63 | / |
| Wahja | 80 | 59 | / |
| Wahau | 80 | 16 | / |
| Waiha | 80 | 10 | / |
| Wohia | 80 | 10 | / |
| Wahii | 80 | 8 | / |
| Waiah | 80 | 7 | / |
| Wahij | 80 | 4 | / |
| Waaia | 80 | 4 | / |
| Wayha | 80 | 4 | / |
| Wahha | 80 | 4 | / |
| Wehia | 80 | 2 | / |
| Waiad | 80 | 2 | / |
| Whija | 80 | 2 | / |
| Wahiy | 80 | 1 | / |
| Waiaa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Waaha | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wai | 75 | 407,920 | / |
| Waa | 75 | 926 | / |
| Wahayu | 73 | 369 | / |
| Wahaaj | 73 | 203 | / |
| Wahaya | 73 | 54 | / |
| Wahawe | 73 | 37 | / |
| Wahave | 73 | 22 | / |
| Wahjah | 73 | 12 | / |
| Wahaji | 73 | 11 | / |
| Vahias | 73 | 8 | / |
| Baahia | 73 | 7 | / |
| Wahaye | 73 | 6 | / |
| Wejaha | 73 | 5 | / |
| Wajaha | 73 | 4 | / |
| Wahyas | 73 | 4 | / |
| Waahya | 73 | 4 | / |
| Wahyah | 73 | 3 | / |
| Waahay | 73 | 3 | / |
| Waiach | 73 | 2 | / |
| Wahayo | 73 | 2 | / |
| Wahaje | 73 | 1 | / |
| Waihie | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wayhie | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wheeia | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wahyae | 73 | 1 | / |
| Waiahs | 73 | 1 | / |
| Weyaha | 73 | 1 | / |
| Waha'a | 73 | 1 | / |
| Uaheia | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wuahio | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wahais | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wahajh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wahajt | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hwaaia | 73 | 1 | / |
| Weah | 67 | 31,589 | / |
| Baia | 67 | 25,649 | / |
| Waya | 67 | 17,799 | / |
| Waji | 67 | 6,290 | / |
| Wahu | 67 | 5,861 | / |
| Waja | 67 | 4,107 | / |
| Wayi | 67 | 2,922 | / |
| Vaia | 67 | 2,721 | / |
| Waii | 67 | 900 | / |
| Waiu | 67 | 441 | / |
| Wahy | 67 | 424 | / |
| Hwai | 67 | 309 | / |
| Waay | 67 | 282 | / |
| Waie | 67 | 276 | / |
| Wayh | 67 | 216 | / |
| Waij | 67 | 166 | / |
| Woia | 67 | 160 | / |
| Waiß | 67 | 133 | / |
| Weia | 67 | 126 | / |
| Waai | 67 | 100 | / |
| Wa'a | 67 | 92 | / |
| Waio | 67 | 75 | / |
| Whui | 67 | 55 | / |
| Whai | 67 | 52 | / |
| Whei | 67 | 45 | / |
| Waih | 67 | 34 | / |
| Waiy | 67 | 29 | / |
| Uaia | 67 | 15 | / |
| Wwai | 67 | 12 | / |
| Wuaa | 67 | 7 | / |
| Wauh | 67 | 7 | / |
| Wahaish | 67 | 7 | / |
| Wahajah | 67 | 6 | / |
| Hwaa | 67 | 6 | / |
| Wahajat | 67 | 6 | / |
| Wuia | 67 | 5 | / |
| Wajh | 67 | 4 | / |
| Wahayah | 67 | 4 | / |
| Waaa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Whoi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Vwai | 67 | 2 | / |
| Vahiaph | 67 | 1 | / |
| Whaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wahajid | 67 | 1 | / |
| W'Ai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wgai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Waihowa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wahj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Waaj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wwaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wyia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Beauhia | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Wahia
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