Wahiwe Surname

2,689,253rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 52 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Wahiwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wahiwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria371:4,787,642126,894
United States151:24,163,929685,360

Wahiwe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wahiwe has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wahiwe? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,689,253rd most widespread surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 140,145,114 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 71 percent of Wahiwe are found; 71 percent are found in West Africa and 71 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

Wahiwe is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 37 people, or 1 in 4,787,642. In Nigeria Wahiwe is mostly found in: Niger, where 57 percent live, Abia, where 19 percent live and Rivers, where 14 percent live. Beside Nigeria Wahiwe exists in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 29 percent live.

Wahiwe Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Wahiwe surname are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 100% being registered to vote for the party.

Wahiwe earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 15.55% less than the national average, earning $36,438 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wauiwe834/
Wehiwe831/
Wahewe831/
Wauiw734/
Waewe732/
Bahive674/
Wouiwe672/
Vahive671/
Wahifd671/
Waheew671/

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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
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  • 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 Wahiwe
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