Dibobe Surname

937,786th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 280 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Dibobe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dibobe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon2741:75,8009,382
France21:33,211,361423,184
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Dibobé (6) are calculated separately.

Dibobe (21) may also be a first name.

Dibobe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dibobe is most common in Cameroon. It can appear as: Dibobé. For other potential spellings of Dibobe click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dibobe? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 937,786th most widespread last name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 26,026,950 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Dibobe live; 97 percent live in Central Africa and 97 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,368,944th most frequently held first name on earth It is held by 21 people.

The last name Dibobe is most frequently held in Cameroon, where it is held by 274 people, or 1 in 75,800. In Cameroon it is most frequent in: Littoral Region, where 72 percent reside, Centre Region, where 21 percent reside and Southwest Region, where 4 percent reside. Not including Cameroon this last name is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in France, where 1 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dibobé946/
Dibobie9235/
Diebobe928/
Diboube922/
Dibobes922/
Dieboube861/
Dibabe834,811/
Dibebe83263/
Diboba8364/
Debobe836/
Debobes7760/
Dibabie7736/
Dibabeu7713/
Deibabe775/
Deboube774/
Daibabe774/
Dibowei773/
Deboebe773/
Diebabe772/
Dibabet771/
Dibabey771/
Debobie771/
Dibouwe771/
Deubobe771/
Diboiba771/
Dibabesh714/
Dieybabe711/
Deboober711/
Dibaba6715,489/
Debabe671,984/
Debove671,378/
Dibuba6730/
Dibawe6710/
Debowe676/
Dubabe676/
Dibabi675/
Diwabe672/
Debube671/
Dibebi671/
Djbabe671/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Dibobe
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