Wha Surname

755,622nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 379 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
American Samoa

Wha Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wha Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia931:1,422,03496,891
United States681:5,330,278267,385
Malaysia451:655,42731,286
DR Congo411:1,801,94195,514
United Arab Emirates391:234,93015,673
Thailand311:2,278,656255,572
Taiwan121:1,953,72912,642
Liberia71:629,79127,063
American Samoa61:9,2931,961
China51:273,464,31313,838
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
South Korea41:12,810,0642,073
England21:27,859,030389,889
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

Wha (624) may also be a first name.

Wha Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wha is found most in Indonesia. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wha? popularity and diffusion

Wha is the 755,622nd most widespread last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 19,228,353 people. This last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 63 percent of Wha are found; 45 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 37 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 333,643rd most commonly used given name throughout the world, borne by 624 people.

This surname is most prevalent in Indonesia, where it is carried by 93 people, or 1 in 1,422,034. In Indonesia Wha is mostly concentrated in: Central Java, where 46 percent are found, East Java, where 41 percent are found and Jakarta, where 6 percent are found. Without taking into account Indonesia Wha is found in 32 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 18 percent are found and Malaysia, where 12 percent are found.

Wha Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Wha has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 618 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wha Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Wha surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 50% being registered to vote for the party.

Wha earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 7.4% less than the national average, earning $39,956 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Waha862,549/
Whea862,307/
Whay86197/
Whah8658/
Whai8652/
Whaj865/
Whoa864/
Whau864/
Wcha863/
Hwha861/
Whaa861/
Whha861/
Whja861/
Wa8019,838/
Wahaj75982/
Wahai75160/
Wahay75150/
Wahah75104/
Wchoa7554/
Wohha7545/
Whass7542/
Wahaa7529/
Hweha7518/
Wahau7516/
Whais7514/
Wouha7511/
Wahha754/
Weeha754/
Whash751/
Wuhea751/
Whaha751/
Wheap751/
Whapp751/
Whaad751/
Waaha751/
Wchai751/
Whaht751/
Whast751/
Wjhai751/
Whach750/
Whauz750/
Hua671,245,675/
Wai67407,920/
Wah67241,166/
Way6746,255/
Hwa6719,965/
Wea6710,325/
Wau678,574/
Weh673,369/
Wua671,908/
Waa67926/
Woh67907/
Hba67469/
Hva67326/
Vwa67304/
Woa67291/
Why67219/
Wahaaj67203/
Wih67189/
Waj67183/
Whatts67105/
Whi6798/
Who6795/
Waß6794/
Wahast6754/
Wheatt6753/
Whe6733/
Waś6720/
Wahaha6720/
Woueha6717/
Vha6716/
Vwchai6714/
Wjh6712/
Wwa6710/
Whj675/
Waï674/
Wahaia674/
Wyh673/
Waahay673/
Vwheat672/
Wahass672/
Whaytt672/
Whaitz672/
Wahads671/
Wahais671/
Wuhaya671/
Whaths671/
Wahajh671/
Whaiss671/
Wéh671/
Waha'a671/
Wahajt671/
Waš671/
Whahad671/
Wwheat670/
Whatch670/

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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 Wha
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