Wababe Surname

3,665,662nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 29 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Wababe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wababe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria251:7,085,710162,099
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618

Wababe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wababe is found most in Nigeria. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wababe? popularity and diffusion

The surname Wababe is the 3,665,662nd most frequent family name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 251,294,687 people. The last name Wababe is primarily found in Africa, where 86 percent of Wababe live; 86 percent live in West Africa and 86 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

Wababe is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is borne by 25 people, or 1 in 7,085,710. In Nigeria Wababe is primarily concentrated in: Sokoto, where 80 percent reside and Zamfara, where 20 percent reside. Besides Nigeria this surname is found in one country. It is also found in Indonesia, where 14 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bababe83219/
Wababa83164/
Wababi839/
Wabobe838/
Vababe831/
Wabebe831/
Waboube7742/
Bababey7722/
Bababee779/
Wabobet771/
Wobabei771/
Bababeh771/
Bababi67129/
Bobabe6792/
Wabobi6730/
Waboba6711/
Bababy676/
Vabave675/
Babave671/
Bavabe671/

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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
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  • 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 Wababe
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