Wahishy Surname
Approximately 42 people bear this surname
Wahishy Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yemen | 35 | 1:755,008 | 11,174 |
| Tunisia | 7 | 1:87,232 | 13,677 |
Wahishy Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wahishy Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wahishy is more commonly found in Yemen than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Wahishy.
How Common Is The Last Name Wahishy? popularity and diffusion
The surname Wahishy is the 3,017,195th most frequent family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 173,512,998 people. This surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 83 percent of Wahishy live; 83 percent live in West Asia and 83 percent live in Arabian Peninsula.
This surname is most prevalent in Yemen, where it is held by 35 people, or 1 in 755,008. In Yemen Wahishy is most prevalent in: Aden Governorate, where 83 percent reside, Sana'a Governorate, where 14 percent reside and Al Hudaydah Governorate, where 3 percent reside. Without taking into account Yemen Wahishy exists in one country. It also occurs in Tunisia, where 17 percent reside.
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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 Wahishy
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