Wabb Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

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

Wabb Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wabb Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
England11:55,718,059489,080
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States151:3,347,912150,340

Wabb Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wabb is found most in Canada. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Wabb click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wabb? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 7,117,718th most widespread family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 57 percent of Wabb live; 57 percent live in North America and 57 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name Wabb is most numerous in Canada, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 12,281,864. In Canada Wabb is most numerous in: Ontario, where 100 percent are found. Apart from Canada this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 14 percent are found and England, where 14 percent are found.

Wabb Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Wabb has changed through the years. In The United States it fell 93 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wabb Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Wabb earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In Canada they earn 50.1% more than the national average, earning $74,576 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Whabb893/
Wahbb892/
Wgabb891/
Wabbz891/
Wabbs891/
Waebb890/
Webb75341,982/
Babb7522,460/
Wobb7566/
Wöbb7545/
Vabb755/
Wébb751/
Uabb751/
Weebb6720/
Webhb677/
Baibb670/
Weibb670/
Wobbs670/
Whebb670/
D'Webb603/
Uhabbs601/
Baibhb601/
Bahabb601/
Bobb5011,369/
Vebb5018/
Uebb506/
Uabv502/
Uobb502/
Bobv501/
Wavv501/
Babv501/

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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 Wabb
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