Last name והאב (Wahhab 
, והאב 
) , throughout the world, is quite a rare cognomen. The cognomen והאב is characteristic of Maldives, where it is quite a common surname, Malaysia, where it is quite a rare surname, and Lebanon. Not in comparison with a country's population, it is the most numerous in Malaysia, Indonesia, and Bangladesh. Very seldom, והאב is the forename as well as the last name.