Wiha Surname

2,746,821st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 50 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ivory Coast
Highest density in:
Benin

Wiha Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wiha Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ivory Coast141:1,647,94532,915
Benin111:939,60046,216
Indonesia101:13,224,919434,432
Tanzania51:10,588,32375,430
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Wiha (111) may also be a first name.

Wiha Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wiha is held by more people in The Ivory Coast than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Wiha.

How Common Is The Last Name Wiha? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,746,821st most numerous family name globally, held by around 1 in 145,750,918 people. The last name Wiha occurs predominantly in Africa, where 54 percent of Wiha live; 32 percent live in West Africa and 26 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 890,531st most widespread first name internationally, borne by 111 people.

It is most prevalent in The Ivory Coast, where it is held by 14 people, or 1 in 1,647,945. In The Ivory Coast Wiha is primarily found in: Abidjan Autonomous District, where 79 percent reside, Bas-Sassandra District, where 7 percent reside and Gôh-Djiboua District, where 7 percent reside. Not including The Ivory Coast this last name exists in 9 countries. It is also found in Benin, where 22 percent reside and Indonesia, where 20 percent reside.

Wiha Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Wiha has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Wiha last name decreased 80 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wieha8911/
Wijha895/
Wihha894/
Wihaj892/
Wihai891/
Wihau891/
Wihga891/
Wiaha891/
Wihay891/
Wia861,121/
Wihaja805/
Wuihap803/
Waaiha802/
Wihaad801/
Wihhat801/
Wiah755,780/
Biha752,151/
Wija752,025/
Uiha75743/
Viha75420/
Wiay75319/
Weha75142/
Wihe7538/
Wiea7532/
Wiho7528/
Wihi7516/
Whya755/
Whia755/
Wuia755/
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Wiaź752/
Hwia752/
Wioh751/
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Wiae751/
Wiua751/
Whja751/
Wgia751/
Wyih751/
Waijaha7312/
Wajieha731/
Wiehe672,824/
Waiya672,001/
Bihay67535/
Wijay67486/
Wihih67445/
Weiya67444/
Wajia67400/
Vihad67238/
Wiehr67221/
Bihai67167/
Woiya67122/
Wijga67104/
Wheah67104/
Wayia6792/
Wijhe6776/
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Vihay6739/
Wioch6737/
Wojia6730/
Whiat6725/
Waija6722/
Vieha6719/
Hweha6718/
Wieah6716/
Vihaa6714/
Vihat6714/
Whiah6713/
Whyea6713/
Wiidh6712/
Wiatz6711/
Wehaj6710/
Uihay679/
Wehap679/
Vijha678/
Wiehs678/
Wehah677/
Wehea677/
Wuiya676/
Weija676/
Wiats675/
Wijai675/
Viaha675/
Vihas674/
Wehoa674/
Wejia674/
Bihaa674/
Huiha674/
Weeha674/
Waaia674/
Wgeih674/
Waiia673/
Wihis673/
Bihau673/
Weaih673/
Wehaa673/
Wiach673/
Wiihs672/
Wheay672/
Whihe672/
Woyia672/
Whiad672/
Whija672/
Wioth671/
Wiehi671/
Wierh671/
Wehay671/
Wiass671/
Whaae671/
Wejha671/
Vihap671/
Wuhea671/
Vihga671/
Uihoa671/
Wihou671/
Wehau671/
Weihhaus671/
Weyia671/
Waijhahe671/
Wuiia671/
Wiéhe671/
Bihaj671/
Bihha671/
Hwija671/
Wuhia671/
Wiaee671/
Wjhai671/
Wjhat671/
Wihoo671/
Wijih671/
Whieh670/
Wiast670/

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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 Wiha
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