Wahish Surname
Approximately 2,904 people bear this surname
Wahish Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yemen | 2,657 | 1:9,946 | 1,247 |
| Palestine | 154 | 1:29,538 | 3,976 |
| Iraq | 73 | 1:479,749 | 8,022 |
| Egypt | 9 | 1:10,215,084 | 48,153 |
| United Arab Emirates | 6 | 1:1,527,046 | 51,993 |
| Kuwait | 4 | 1:950,174 | 18,811 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
Wahish (15) may also be a first name.
Wahish Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wahish Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wahish occurs most in Yemen. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Wahish click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wahish? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 151,643rd most frequently held last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,509,486 people. The surname Wahish occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Wahish are found; 100 percent are found in West Asia and 92 percent are found in Arabian Peninsula. It is also the 2,900,335th most commonly held first name throughout the world. It is borne by 15 people.
This last name is most commonly used in Yemen, where it is held by 2,657 people, or 1 in 9,946. In Yemen Wahish is most prevalent in: Hajjah Governorate, where 28 percent live, Sa'dah Governorate, where 24 percent live and 'Amran Governorate, where 23 percent live. Excluding Yemen Wahish is found in 6 countries. It is also found in Palestine, where 5 percent live and Iraq, where 3 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wahis | 91 | 48 | / |
| Wahesh | 83 | 35 | / |
| Vahish | 83 | 5 | / |
| Wahich | 83 | 1 | / |
| Waheesh | 77 | 183 | / |
| Wahiche | 77 | 34 | / |
| Wahidst | 77 | 3 | / |
| Baheish | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bauhish | 77 | 1 | / |
| Waeis | 73 | 16 | / |
| Vahis | 73 | 13 | / |
| Wa'is | 73 | 4 | / |
| Uaish | 73 | 3 | / |
| Wehis | 73 | 1 | / |
| Waesh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wauis | 73 | 1 | / |
| Uahis | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wahes | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wuais | 73 | 1 | / |
| Vahishth | 71 | 2 | / |
| Waaihisd | 71 | 2 | / |
| Waeiss | 67 | 44 | / |
| Waiyes | 67 | 15 | / |
| Baheis | 67 | 5 | / |
| Waayis | 67 | 4 | / |
| Wuaiss | 67 | 4 | / |
| Wa'eis | 67 | 4 | / |
| Wahidz | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bahiss | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bauish | 67 | 1 | / |
| Voaish | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vajhishth | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vahich | 67 | 1 | / |
| Veaish | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vajhis | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wehuis | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bahisz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wahech | 67 | 1 | / |
| Waeshe | 67 | 0 | / |
| Wheais | 67 | 0 | / |
| Wehies | 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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Wahish
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