Wajab Surname
Approximately 48 people bear this surname
Wajab Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 24 | 1:7,443,495 | 40,927 |
| Malaysia | 11 | 1:2,681,293 | 102,971 |
| Egypt | 9 | 1:10,215,084 | 48,153 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
Wajab (148) may also be a first name.
Wajab Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wajab Come From? nationality or country of origin
Wajab (Arabic: واجب) has its highest incidence in Pakistan. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wajab? popularity and diffusion
The surname Wajab is the 2,808,717th most commonly occurring last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 151,823,873 people. The surname Wajab is mostly found in Asia, where 79 percent of Wajab reside; 54 percent reside in South Asia and 52 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 757,758th most commonly used first name on earth, held by 148 people.
Wajab is most commonly occurring in Pakistan, where it is carried by 24 people, or 1 in 7,443,495. In Pakistan it is primarily found in: Balochistan, where 33 percent reside, Sindh, where 29 percent reside and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 21 percent reside. Besides Pakistan Wajab occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Malaysia, where 23 percent reside and Egypt, where 19 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wasjab | 91 | 5 | / |
| Wahjab | 91 | 1 | / |
| Wadjab | 91 | 1 | / |
| Waijab | 91 | 1 | / |
| Wajb | 89 | 16 | / |
| Wajhaib | 83 | 1 | / |
| Wajib | 80 | 1,360 | / |
| Wasab | 80 | 150 | / |
| Bajab | 80 | 52 | / |
| Wayab | 80 | 26 | / |
| Waiab | 80 | 10 | / |
| Wazab | 80 | 5 | / |
| Vajab | 80 | 4 | / |
| Wajub | 80 | 2 | / |
| Wajeb | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wahaib | 73 | 64 | / |
| Wazaib | 73 | 16 | / |
| Wahiab | 73 | 12 | / |
| Vajhab | 73 | 7 | / |
| Bajabh | 73 | 6 | / |
| Waihab | 73 | 5 | / |
| Wasahb | 73 | 4 | / |
| Wasaub | 73 | 4 | / |
| Vajabh | 73 | 4 | / |
| Whayab | 73 | 3 | / |
| Wasaib | 73 | 2 | / |
| Wahjib | 73 | 2 | / |
| Wadjap | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wazzab | 73 | 1 | / |
| Baajab | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bahjab | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wahyab | 73 | 1 | / |
| Vajaib | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hwasab | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wajeeb | 73 | 1 | / |
| Waib | 67 | 98 | / |
| Wasahab | 67 | 4 | / |
| Weab | 67 | 3 | / |
| Waub | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wijb | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wahayib | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vajhabh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vajb | 67 | 1 | / |
Wajab Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Wajab in the Arabic language | ||
| واجب | wajb | - |
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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 Wajab
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