Wajaha Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Wajaha Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
Wajaha (14) may also be a first name.
Wajaha Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wajaha Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wajaha (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻭﺟﺎﻩ) occurs more in Pakistan more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wajaha? popularity and diffusion
The surname Wajaha is the 8,968,613th most numerous last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. Wajaha occurs mostly in Asia, where 75 percent of Wajaha live; 50 percent live in South Asia and 50 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Wajaha is also the 3,024,661st most prevalent first name world-wide, borne by 14 people.
This last name is most commonly used in Pakistan, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 89,321,942. In Pakistan Wajaha is mostly concentrated in: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 50 percent live and Sindh, where 50 percent live. Apart from Pakistan this last name occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Mauritania, where 25 percent live and Saudi Arabia, where 25 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Wajaha Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Wajaha in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻭﺟﺎﻩ | wjah | - |
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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 Wajaha
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