Wahma Surname
Approximately 63 people bear this surname
Wahma Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberia | 44 | 1:100,194 | 7,994 |
| Indonesia | 6 | 1:22,041,532 | 555,748 |
| United Arab Emirates | 6 | 1:1,527,046 | 51,993 |
| Yemen | 4 | 1:6,606,324 | 25,896 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Palestine | 1 | 1:4,548,849 | 18,388 |
Wahma (5,029) may also be a first name.
Wahma Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wahma Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wahma (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻭﻫﻤﻪ) is found most frequently in Liberia. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Wahma click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wahma? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 2,414,640th most frequently used surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 115,675,332 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 71 percent of Wahma reside; 70 percent reside in West Africa and 70 percent reside in Anglo-West Africa. Wahma is also the 95,872nd most numerous first name on earth It is held by 5,029 people.
This last name is most commonly used in Liberia, where it is carried by 44 people, or 1 in 100,194. In Liberia it is mostly concentrated in: Nimba County, where 27 percent live, Grand Bassa County, where 23 percent live and Montserrado County, where 23 percent live. Beside Liberia Wahma exists in 6 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 10 percent live and The United Arab Emirates, where 10 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Wahma Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Wahma in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻭﻫﻤﻪ | whmh | - |
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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 Wahma
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