Whahab Surname

4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Whahab Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Whahab Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria111:16,103,887259,204
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Whahab (12) may also be a first name.

Whahab Last Name Facts

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

The last name Whahab occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Whahab? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 4,908,606th most commonly used family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 455,471,620 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 69 percent of Whahab are found; 69 percent are found in West Africa and 69 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Whahab is also the 3,306,491st most frequently used first name globally. It is borne by 12 people.

The surname is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is borne by 11 people, or 1 in 16,103,887. In Nigeria Whahab is primarily concentrated in: Oyo, where 45 percent are found, Lagos, where 36 percent are found and Ogun, where 9 percent are found. Barring Nigeria it is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Pakistan, where 13 percent are found and India, where 6 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wahahab922/
Wahab91354,730/
Whaab9143/
Whahb919/
Whhab911/
Wahaab832,280/
Wahabb83167/
Wahaib8364/
Wahahb8314/
Waahab8314/
Hwahab836/
Wahabh835/
Wwahab834/
Vhahab831/
Wuahab831/
Wahabt831/
Whaaab831/
Wahabd831/
Wahb802,763/
Whab801,744/
Waab8099/
Vahahab772/
Wahaabt771/
Vahab7311,847/
Wahap731,206/
Whaap73151/
Whaib7342/
Wahub7315/
Uhaab735/
Waahb733/
Wheab732/
Vhaab732/
Wahbh731/
Wahhb731/
Whabd731/
Hbaab731/
Wahabová712/
Wab67643/
Waheib67153/
Vahaab676/
Wahaph673/
Vaahab672/
Wouhab671/
Vahabb671/
Baahab671/
Hvahabova671/

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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 Whahab
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis