Find out how popular the last name Wahba is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Wahba.

Wahba, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Wahba surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Wahba in America

Wahba is the 29878th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Wahba surname appeared 786 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Wahba.

We can also compare 2010 data for Wahba to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Wahba

The surname WAHBA has its origins in Egypt, with roots tracing back to the 7th century AD. It is derived from the Arabic word "wahba," which means "gift" or "blessing." This name was often given to children who were considered a gift from God.

The earliest recorded instances of the WAHBA surname can be found in ancient Egyptian manuscripts and records dating back to the Umayyad Caliphate (661-750 AD). During this period, the name was primarily concentrated in the regions of Lower Egypt, particularly in the cities of Alexandria and Cairo.

In the 9th century, the WAHBA name appeared in several Coptic Christian manuscripts, indicating its adoption by the indigenous Egyptian Christian community. One notable example is the Coptic Liturgical Codex, which mentions a scribe named Wahba ibn Abi Bakr al-Qurashi.

As the centuries passed, the WAHBA name spread across the Middle East and North Africa, carried by merchants, scholars, and travelers. In the 12th century, a renowned Sufi mystic and poet named Wahba ibn Munabbih al-Yamani (1095-1182) gained prominence in Yemen, contributing to the dissemination of the name in that region.

During the Mamluk Sultanate of Egypt (1250-1517), the WAHBA name was associated with several prominent figures, including Wahba al-Malik, a high-ranking official and ambassador who served under Sultan Baybars I (1223-1277).

In the 16th century, a notable bearer of the WAHBA name was Wahba al-Antaki (1495-1572), a renowned scholar and physician from Antioch, Syria. His medical treatises and works on Islamic jurisprudence were widely studied throughout the Ottoman Empire.

Another significant figure was Wahba ibn Mas'ud (1640-1718), a respected Islamic scholar and Sufi teacher from Morocco. His teachings and writings on Sufism and Islamic spirituality had a lasting impact on the religious landscape of North Africa.

In more recent history, the WAHBA name gained prominence through individuals such as Mourad Wahba (1858-1935), an Egyptian politician and diplomat who served as the Minister of Foreign Affairs in the early 20th century.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Wahba

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Wahba.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Wahba was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Wahba has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Wahba was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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