Wehabe Surname

3,017,195th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 42 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mauritania
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Wehabe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wehabe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mauritania351:116,9966,922
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Wehabe (28) may also be a first name.

Wehabe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wehabe (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﻮﻫﺎﺏ) occurs in Mauritania more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wehabe? popularity and diffusion

The surname Wehabe is the 3,017,195th most commonly occurring surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 173,512,998 people. The last name Wehabe is primarily found in Africa, where 93 percent of Wehabe reside; 83 percent reside in West Africa and 83 percent reside in Senegambia Africa. Wehabe is also the 1,994,417th most numerous first name throughout the world, held by 28 people.

The surname is most commonly used in Mauritania, where it is held by 35 people, or 1 in 116,996. In Mauritania it is mostly found in: Nouakchott-Sud Region, where 34 percent are found, Trarza Region, where 26 percent are found and Hodh Chargui Region, where 23 percent are found. Excluding Mauritania it is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Ethiopia, where 10 percent are found and The United States, where 7 percent are found.

Wehabe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Wehabe has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 300 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wehabe Last Name Statistics demography

Wehabe earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 9.41% more than the national average, earning $47,208 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wehabey9210/
Wehabie921/
Wehaibe921/
Weabe9176/
Whehaibe868/
Whaibe8334/
Weahbe833/
Weabeh831/
Wehebe831/
Weabet831/
Weyabe831/
Wehabi831/
Wehaiba773/
Wehabay771/
Wehaibi771/
Wahiabe771/
Waheabe771/
Behabea771/
Wheabee770/
Weibe73767/
Waibe73335/
Beabe7341/
Wejbe7327/
Waube7318/
Waybe733/
Weaby732/
Weaba731/
Weabi731/
Wiehbeah711/
Wayabe67156/
Wejebe67153/
Beyabe6781/
Beabey6732/
Weasby6728/
Vehabi6723/
Uehaba6710/
Weyaba679/
Weibei678/
Wayebe678/
Vehaba677/
Waibea677/
Beabea675/
Weibey675/
Weibie675/
Whaibi673/
Wajibe672/
Wihaba672/
Waibey672/
Waibei672/
Wouebe672/
Wuiabe672/
Weiaba672/
Weanpe671/
Bowebe671/
Beabei671/
Weavey671/
Wiebea671/
Vhaube671/
Weibee671/
Weibea671/
Wayobe671/
Weubei671/
Hbaibe671/
Whaybi671/
Wiyabe671/
Woyebe671/
Wajube671/
Wajber671/
Wheave671/
Weuibe671/
Wayibe671/
Weober670/
Weavee670/
Weebey670/
Wiaber670/
Vehaby670/
Beabee670/

Wehabe Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Wehabe in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﻮﻫﺎﺏalwhab-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Wehabe
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