Wabao Surname
Approximately 233 people bear this surname
Wabao Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 229 | 1:90,695 | 10,883 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1:4,076,858 | 165,791 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wabaou | 91 | 46 | / |
| Waibao | 91 | 14 | / |
| Wabaho | 91 | 1 | / |
| Babao | 80 | 5,938 | / |
| Waboa | 80 | 9 | / |
| Uabao | 80 | 1 | / |
| Vabao | 80 | 1 | / |
| Huabao | 73 | 101 | / |
| Waboua | 73 | 82 | / |
| Babaou | 73 | 72 | / |
| Waboha | 73 | 16 | / |
| Baibao | 73 | 15 | / |
| Baabao | 73 | 13 | / |
| Babauo | 73 | 11 | / |
| Babaoi | 73 | 8 | / |
| Weibao | 73 | 5 | / |
| Wabaea | 73 | 5 | / |
| Baybao | 73 | 4 | / |
| Babaoo | 73 | 4 | / |
| Wabouo | 73 | 2 | / |
| Webaou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Baubao | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wobaou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wampao | 73 | 1 | / |
| Babayyo | 67 | 60 | / |
| Babaiyo | 67 | 20 | / |
| Wabaiya | 67 | 3 | / |
| Babaayo | 67 | 3 | / |
| Babayio | 67 | 1 | / |
| Baba'ou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Baabaho | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vaibhao | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wabojja | 67 | 1 | / |
| Waibe'a | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wavhaou | 67 | 1 | / |
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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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