Baob Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Baob Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Baob Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Baob (11) may also be a first name.

Baob Last Name Facts

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

The surname Baob is more commonly found in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Baob? popularity and diffusion

Baob is the 8,193,072nd most numerous family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. Baob occurs mostly in Oceania, where 60 percent of Baob are found; 60 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 60 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. Baob is also the 3,487,849th most common first name in the world, held by 11 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 2,717,906. In Papua New Guinea Baob is primarily concentrated in: Bougainville, where 33 percent reside, Madang, where 33 percent reside and Morobe, where 33 percent reside. Other than Papua New Guinea this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Cambodia, where 20 percent reside and Thailand, where 20 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bayob8918/
Baoub892/
Bahob891/
Bauob890/
Bahojb8012/
Bahoub803/
Baov7533/
Boab7523/
Baof7512/
Baow759/
Vaob753/
Baop752/
Waob751/
Bahoubh731/
Baobowa731/
Bouab675,360/
Bayow671,637/
Bahov67446/
Bauab67343/
Baowa6751/
Bahow6726/
Baova6718/
Bouob6716/
Bohab6714/
Baouf6712/
Mpaob6711/
Baaeb6710/
Wahob679/
Bajow677/
Boyob674/
Bahop674/
Vahob672/
Bhaow672/
Bohob672/
Baoow672/
Baoiv671/
Bojub671/
Bauov671/
Baiow671/
Bahaobth671/
Beyob671/

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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 Baob
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