Wahit Surname

256,086th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,540 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Yemen

Wahit Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wahit Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia1,0021:131,98513,187
Yemen2761:95,7445,900
Malaysia1941:152,0329,488
Philippines421:2,410,434128,915
India131:59,005,029552,550
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Wahit (1,616) may also be a first name.

Wahit Last Name Facts

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

Wahit (Oriya: ୱାହିତ) is found most frequently in Indonesia. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wahit? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 256,086th most numerous last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 4,732,173 people. The surname Wahit occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Wahit reside; 81 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 78 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 192,180th most frequently held forename at a global level, held by 1,616 people.

The surname Wahit is most commonly used in Indonesia, where it is borne by 1,002 people, or 1 in 131,985. In Indonesia it is mostly found in: East Java, where 25 percent live, Central Java, where 13 percent live and Lampung, where 11 percent live. Barring Indonesia it exists in 14 countries. It is also common in Yemen, where 18 percent live and Malaysia, where 13 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wahidt9121/
Wahith918/
Wahhit911/
Wajhit911/
Wahitt911/
Wahid80331,724/
Wahet80241/
Vahit8091/
Weait8080/
Wehit805/
Wohit801/
Wahitova771/
Wahied731,892/
Waahid73132/
Whahid7370/
Wehitt7334/
Hwahid7312/
Wajhid739/
Bahitt737/
Vahith736/
Wahidp735/
Wahyid735/
Weaith734/
Woehit734/
Waehid733/
Wwahid732/
Wahidz732/
Wahhid732/
Weaite731/
Bajhit731/
Wahuid731/
Wahidd731/
Weahid731/
Waheth731/
Wuaitt730/
Waet6726/
Uait678/
Waahidh672/
Waechte671/
Waheedt671/
Wahidph671/
Bahaiit671/

Wahit Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Wahit in the Oriya language
ୱାହିତwahita55.56
ୱାହିତ୍wahit22.22
ୱହିତwahita11.11
ଓାହିଦ୍oahid11.11

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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 Wahit
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