Wahib Surname

11,400th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 49,273 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iraq
Highest density in:
Iraq

Wahib Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wahib Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iraq25,9061:1,352197
Egypt7,7491:11,8641,411
Yemen6,6101:3,998597
Indonesia3,6261:36,4724,244
Morocco2,1131:16,3162,464
Syria5621:34,3432,150
Pakistan5201:343,5466,846
Saudi Arabia5171:59,6828,852
Malaysia3111:94,8376,560
Djibouti2751:3,327287
Jordan2451:36,0924,217
Israel941:91,03910,708
Palestine861:52,8945,259
Kuwait771:49,3605,585
Lebanon761:74,1725,162
United States711:5,105,055259,233
Nigeria511:3,473,387102,969
United Arab Emirates431:213,07614,246
Uganda351:1,115,40846,348
France351:1,897,792163,564
India331:23,244,406321,547
Ethiopia251:3,901,85010,182
Canada231:1,601,982107,690
Qatar221:107,18211,536
Spain201:2,337,60257,118
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Afghanistan161:2,009,57414,441
Australia161:1,687,23181,699
Philippines141:7,231,302192,576
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
Belgium81:1,437,08092,692
Mauritania81:511,85818,608
England61:9,286,343223,652
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Algeria51:7,726,31057,379
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Guyana31:254,07411,262
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Guam11:160,1214,893
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Albania11:2,914,05529,474

Wahib (32,046) may also be a first name.

Wahib Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wahib (Arabic: وهيب, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻭﻫﻴﺐ, Hindi: वाहिब, Marathi: वाहीब, Oriya: ୱାହିବ) is more commonly found in Iraq than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wahib? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 11,400th most frequent surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 147,901 people. This last name is primarily found in Asia, where 79 percent of Wahib live; 69 percent live in West Asia and 55 percent live in Levant. It is also the 26,492nd most frequently held first name globally, held by 32,046 people.

Wahib is most common in Iraq, where it is carried by 25,906 people, or 1 in 1,352. Barring Iraq it exists in 58 countries. It is also found in Egypt, where 16 percent reside and Yemen, where 13 percent reside.

Wahib Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Wahib surname is predominantly Sunni (54%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those holding the Wahib last name are 10.41% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 63.64% registered with the political party.

The amount Wahib earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 55.71% less than the national average, earning R 105,240 per year; in United States they earn 0.1% less than the national average, earning $43,106 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.86% more than the national average, earning $58,058 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wahieb91288/
Wajhaib831/
Waheb802,523/
Wehib801,778/
Wahip80211/
Vahib8085/
Wohib806/
Wauib801/
Wahidp735/
Wahheb735/
Wohaib734/
Wahaeb733/
Woheib732/
Waheyeb673/
Waeb671/
Wahayeb671/
Uaib671/
Wahidph671/

Wahib Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Wahib in the Hindi language
वाहिबvahiba-
Wahib in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻭﻫﻴﺐwhyb80
ﻭﻫﺐwhb20
Wahib in the Marathi language
वाहीबvahiba75
वहीबvahiba25
Wahib in the Oriya language
ୱାହିବwahiba60
ୱହିବwahiba40
Wahib in the Arabic language
وهيبwhyb-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Wahib
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