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 surname Wehabe (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﻮﻫﺎﺏ) is held by more people in Mauritania than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wehabe? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,017,195th most prevalent family name internationally, held by around 1 in 173,512,998 people. This last name occurs mostly 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 on earth. It is borne by 28 people.

It is most commonly used in Mauritania, where it is borne by 35 people, or 1 in 116,996. In Mauritania Wehabe is most numerous in: Nouakchott-Sud Region, where 34 percent reside, Trarza Region, where 26 percent reside and Hodh Chargui Region, where 23 percent reside. Aside from Mauritania Wehabe exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Ethiopia, where 10 percent reside and The United States, where 7 percent reside.

Wehabe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Wehabe has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Wehabe surname rose 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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