How common is the surname Wahba?

786 people in the United States had the surname Wahba in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 392,806 Americans. It ranked 29,878th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Wahba?

Grace Wahba, American statistician and university teacher (born 1934).

Where is the surname Wahba most common?

Wikidata records people named Wahba in the United States.

Is the surname Wahba getting more or less common?

More common. 503 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 786 in 2010, up 56%.

The surname Wahba

An Arabic surname, carried by 786 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex W100

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Wahba is more common than 81.6% of them.

Origin

Arabic origin

Borrowed from Arabic وَهْبَة (wahba, “gift, present”); this surname is predominantly found among Christians and Muslims of Egypt.

One of 179 Arabic surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 786 people named Wahba in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 392,806 Americans. That is up 56% since 2000, when the Census counted 503.

#29,878

rank among US surnames

786

people in 2010

0.3

per 100,000 Americans

+56.3%

change since 2000 (was #40,908)

Who is named Wahba

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

91% of people named Wahba identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.8% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.7% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 91%
Black (not Hispanic) 2.8%
Two or more races 2.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.9%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Wahbas

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Grace Wahba
American statistician and university teacher (born 1934)

Spellings and sound-alikes

Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

Variant spellings

Wehbe

Surnames that sound like Wahba

Wahab

Wahba has the Soundex code W100, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code W100.

Other Arabic surnames

All 179 Arabic surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Wahba come from?: Borrowed from Arabic وَهْبَة (wahba, “gift, present”); this surname is predominantly found among Christians and Muslims of Egypt.
How common is the surname Wahba?: 786 people in the United States had the surname Wahba in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 392,806 Americans. It ranked 29,878th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Wahba?: In the 2010 Census, 91% of people named Wahba identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.8% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Wahba?: Grace Wahba, American statistician and university teacher (born 1934).
Where is the surname Wahba most common?: Wikidata records people named Wahba in the United States.
Is the surname Wahba getting more or less common?: More common. 503 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 786 in 2010, up 56%.
What are other spellings of Wahba?: Wehbe.