Wahiba Surname

233,904th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,723 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Syria
Highest density in:
Lebanon

Wahiba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wahiba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Syria5971:32,3302,031
Lebanon4851:11,6231,694
Egypt2751:334,31221,412
Morocco2731:126,28622,036
Iran341:2,258,31076,749
Tunisia141:43,6166,025
Indonesia111:12,022,654410,938
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Yemen41:6,606,32425,896
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
France11:66,422,722504,397
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422

Wahiba (68,057) may also be a first name.

Wahiba Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wahiba (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻭﻫﻴﺒﺔ) is carried by more people in Syria than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wahiba? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 233,904th most frequently held surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 4,229,568 people. The surname is primarily found in Asia, where 67 percent of Wahiba are found; 64 percent are found in West Asia and 63 percent are found in Levant. It is also the 14,199th most widespread first name throughout the world. It is borne by 68,057 people.

The surname is most commonly used in Syria, where it is held by 597 people, or 1 in 32,330. In Syria Wahiba is most numerous in: Aleppo Governorate, where 98 percent reside and Homs Governorate, where 2 percent reside. Barring Syria this surname exists in 22 countries. It also occurs in Lebanon, where 28 percent reside and Egypt, where 16 percent reside.

Wahiba Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Wahiba last name is primarily Maronite (99%) in Lebanon.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wahibah9298/
W'Ahiba921/
Wuahiba921/
Waheba8310/
Vahiba838/
Wehiba834/
Wahitbait801/
Wahyoba776/
Baheiba775/
Wahibou771/
Weheiba771/
Vahibai771/
Waeba731/
Uaiba731/
Weheba671,095/
Huaiba678/
Vaheba675/

Wahiba Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Wahiba in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻭﻫﻴﺒﺔwhybt50
ﻭﻫﻴﺒﻪwhybh50

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