Surname

A surname or family name is a name added to a given name. In many cases, a surname is a family name and many dictionaries define "surname" as a synonym of "family name". In the western hemisphere, it is commonly synonymous with last name because it is usually placed at the end of a person's given name.

In most Spanish-speaking and Portuguese-speaking countries, two or more last names (or surnames) may be used. In China, Hungary, Japan, Korea, Madagascar, Taiwan, Vietnam, and parts of India, the family name is placed before a person's given name.

The style of having both a family name (surname) and a given name (forename) is far from universal. In many countries, it is common for ordinary people to have only one name or mononym.

The concept of a "surname" is a relatively recent historical development, evolving from a medieval naming practice called a "byname". Based on an individual's occupation or area of residence, a byname would be used in situations where more than one person had the same name.

Wahab Chaudhary

Wahab Chaudhary is an Indian politician from Uttar Pradesh, belonging to the Bahujan Samaj Party of Mayawati. He currently represents the Muradnagar (Assembly constituency) in the Uttar Pradesh Vidhan Sabha, having won in the Uttar Pradesh legislative assembly election, 2012 with a margin of 3622 votes over Rajpal Tyagi. Tyagi had been winning from the seat in the last six elections. He often goes by just the name Wahab.

In the 2007 elections, Wahab had lost by about the same margin to Tyagi. He was then appointed as the Chairman of the municipal body of Muradnagar under the BSP government.

Two-hundred fold increase in assets

A comparison of his declared assets in 2007 and 2012 shows a 200-fold increase from Rs. 30 thousand in 2007 to 6.6 million in 2012. This is the highest increase among all representatives in the 16th state legislature

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Wahb

Wahb (Arabic: وهب) is a male Arabic given name that means "gift". This name is not to be confused with Al-Wahhab (الوهاب) (The Bestower) which is one of the 99 names of God.

People named Wahb include:

  • Wahb ibn 'Abd Manaf
  • Wahb ibn Munabbih
  • Wahb ibn Umayr
  • People using it in their patronymic include:

  • Aminah bint Wahb
  • Halah bint Wahb
  • Umayr ibn Wahb
  • See also

  • Arabic name
  • Abdul Wahhab
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