Wabao Surname

1,067,497th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 233 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Wabao Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wabao Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon2291:90,69510,883
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Wabao (253) may also be a first name.

Wabao Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wabao occurs in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of Wabao click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wabao? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,067,497th most commonly occurring last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 31,277,021 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Wabao reside; 98 percent reside in West Africa and 92 percent reside in Chadic Africa. It is also the 560,146th most numerous first name worldwide It is held by 253 people.

Wabao is most numerous in Cameroon, where it is carried by 229 people, or 1 in 90,695. In Cameroon it is most numerous in: Far North Region, where 94 percent live, North Region, where 5 percent live and Centre Region, where 0 percent live. Other than Cameroon this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 1 percent live and Burkina Faso, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wabaou9146/
Waibao9114/
Wabaho911/
Babao805,938/
Waboa809/
Uabao801/
Vabao801/
Huabao73101/
Waboua7382/
Babaou7372/
Waboha7316/
Baibao7315/
Baabao7313/
Babauo7311/
Babaoi738/
Weibao735/
Wabaea735/
Baybao734/
Babaoo734/
Wabouo732/
Webaou731/
Baubao731/
Wobaou731/
Wampao731/
Babayyo6760/
Babaiyo6720/
Wabaiya673/
Babaayo673/
Babayio671/
Baba'ou671/
Baabaho671/
Vaibhao671/
Wabojja671/
Waibe'a671/
Wavhaou671/

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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 Wabao
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