Whab Surname

231,683rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,744 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Qatar

Whab Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Whab Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt4881:188,39313,801
Bangladesh4511:353,3419,758
Pakistan3901:458,0618,169
Saudi Arabia1991:155,05422,057
India891:8,618,712176,377
Malaysia381:776,16436,096
Nigeria331:5,367,962136,856
Sudan161:2,344,3874,438
Qatar161:147,37516,023
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
England11:55,718,059489,080

Whab (296) may also be a first name.

Whab Last Name Facts

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

The surname Whab (Bengali: ওয়াব, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﻮﻫﺎﺏ, Hindi: वहाब) occurs more in Egypt more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Whab? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 231,683rd most widespread family name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 4,178,639 people. This last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 69 percent of Whab live; 53 percent live in South Asia and 49 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Whab is also the 512,632nd most commonly used first name world-wide, held by 296 people.

Whab is most widely held in Egypt, where it is held by 488 people, or 1 in 188,393. Besides Egypt this surname occurs in 18 countries. It is also found in Bangladesh, where 26 percent are found and Pakistan, where 22 percent are found.

Whab Last Name Statistics demography

Whab earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 7.59% less than the national average, earning $39,875 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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Whaab8943/
Whaib8942/
Whahb899/
Wheab892/
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Whhab891/
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Wab86643/
Wahaab802,280/
Wahabb80167/
Wahaib8064/
Whahab8016/
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Hwahab806/
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Wjahab801/
Wouhab801/
Wuahab801/
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Wahb752,763/
Huab751,307/
Waab7599/
Waib7598/
Vhab7588/
Whap7535/
Wabø7532/
Wajb7516/
Wasb7511/
Weab753/
Whav753/
Wabt752/
Hwab752/
Waub752/
Wheb752/
Waeb751/
Wabh751/
Hbab751/
Wwab751/
Wuab751/
Wabd751/
Wahahab732/
Wahaabt731/
Vahab6711,847/
Ouhab671,463/
Wahap671,206/
Whaap67151/
Hbabh6735/
Wasbø6725/
Wahub6715/
Wheeb678/
Uhaab675/
Wauhb674/
Hbaib674/
Huabh673/
Waahb673/
Hwaib672/
Wahabová672/
Vhaab672/
Wabsh672/
Wabss671/
Wahbh671/
Wehbh671/
Hbaab671/
H'Bab671/
Whapp671/
Wheap671/
Whoub671/
Weasb671/
Wahhb671/
Wheib671/
Vhabh671/
Wabpe670/
Huabs670/

Whab Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Whab in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﻮﻫﺎﺏalwhab-
Whab in the Bengali language
ওয়াবoyaba-
Whab in the Hindi language
वहाबvahaba-

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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 Whab
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