Wahya Surname

430,675th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 800 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Indonesia

Wahya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wahya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia7261:182,16117,530
Nigeria241:7,380,948165,663
Iraq161:2,188,85319,343
United Arab Emirates111:832,93427,512
Uganda61:6,506,546123,710
Yemen51:5,285,05921,214
Pakistan41:44,660,971115,884
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

Wahya (1,879) may also be a first name.

Wahya Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wahya is found most frequently in Indonesia. It may occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wahya? popularity and diffusion

The last name Wahya is the 430,675th most common family name globally, held by around 1 in 9,109,432 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 95 percent of Wahya live; 91 percent live in Southeast Asia and 91 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 175,488th most commonly held forename internationally, borne by 1,879 people.

The surname is most widely held in Indonesia, where it is borne by 726 people, or 1 in 182,161. In Indonesia Wahya is most prevalent in: West Java, where 98 percent reside, Lampung, where 1 percent reside and Aceh, where 1 percent reside. Barring Indonesia this surname is found in 11 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 3 percent reside and Iraq, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wahaya9154/
Wahyas914/
Waahya914/
Wahyah913/
Wahyae911/
Waya8917,799/
Wahy89424/
Wahayah834/
Wahyu8032,046/
Wahaj80982/
Wahyo80385/
Wayah80264/
Hwaya80221/
Wahia80170/
Wahai80160/
Wahay80150/
Wahyi80132/
Wahja8059/
Whaya8046/
Wuaya8036/
Wahyd8025/
Vahya8024/
Wahau8016/
Wahye8014/
Wahey8012/
Waiha8010/
Wahys805/
Wayha804/
Wahha804/
Wihya802/
Wayaa802/
Wohya802/
Wahiy801/
Waaha801/
Way7546,255/
Waa75926/
Wahayu73369/
Wahaaj73203/
Wojaya7386/
Wujaya7367/
Wayowa7366/
Wahawe7337/
Wahave7322/
Wahyuh7315/
Vahaya7313/
Waheye7313/
Wahjah7312/
Wahaji7311/
Wayahs7311/
Wahiah737/
Wahydh737/
Waihyo737/
Wahaye736/
Wejaha735/
Wajaha734/
Wyjaya734/
Wahaia734/
Hwaihy734/
Uahaya733/
Waahay733/
Wahayo732/
Waya'e732/
Wahyeh732/
Wahyod732/
Wahaje731/
Whayad731/
Whyhea731/
Uahyah731/
Wayach731/
Weyaha731/
Wahjyo731/
Waha'a731/
Baahya731/
Wuhaya731/
Wahyoh731/
Wahais731/
Wahajh731/
Wahajt731/
Wayaud730/
Baya6766,382/
Weah6731,589/
Weya6717,420/
Wayo677,806/
Wahu675,861/
Vaya675,442/
Waye675,356/
Waja674,107/
Wayi672,922/
Wiya672,220/
Wayu671,756/
Waia671,159/
Woya67868/
Wuya67706/
Waay67282/
Wayh67216/
Whay67197/
Waai67100/
Wa'a6792/
Hway6761/
Whey6760/
Waih6734/
Waiy6729/
Wayß6716/
Wgay6712/
Whoy6711/
Wijjaya6710/
Wuaa677/
Wauh677/
Wahaish677/
Wahajah676/
Hwaa676/
Wahajat676/
Wajh674/
Wayy674/
Wohy674/
Uaya673/
Vahy672/
Waaa672/
Hwajaya671/
Wajy671/
Wuhy671/
Wayp671/
Whayatt671/
Vaihaya671/
Waytowa671/
Wayé671/
Wayś671/
Whaa671/
Wahajid671/
Bahahya671/
Wuay671/
Whuy671/
Waihowa671/
Wahj671/
Wahyudh671/
Waaj671/
Wwaa671/

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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 Wahya
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