Wabba Surname
Approximately 171 people bear this surname
Wabba Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 158 | 1:1,121,157 | 46,146 |
| Niger | 5 | 1:3,838,403 | 64,195 |
| Cameroon | 4 | 1:5,192,267 | 135,173 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
Wabba (57) may also be a first name.
Wabba Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wabba Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wabba is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Wabba? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,315,412th most frequently used family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 42,617,228 people. The last name Wabba occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Wabba reside; 97 percent reside in West Africa and 92 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,308,380th most commonly held forename on earth It is held by 57 people.
Wabba is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is held by 158 people, or 1 in 1,121,157. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Borno, where 54 percent reside, Adamawa, where 15 percent reside and Bauchi, where 13 percent reside. Other than Nigeria it exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Niger, where 3 percent reside and Cameroon, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waibba | 91 | 3 | / |
| Wahbba | 91 | 3 | / |
| Wabbai | 91 | 1 | / |
| Wabbuha | 83 | 11 | / |
| Wahabba | 83 | 1 | / |
| Babba | 80 | 11,728 | / |
| Webba | 80 | 3,196 | / |
| Wabbi | 80 | 309 | / |
| Wabby | 80 | 47 | / |
| Wabbe | 80 | 44 | / |
| Wabbo | 80 | 29 | / |
| Wobba | 80 | 19 | / |
| Vabba | 80 | 2 | / |
| Wabbé | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wabva | 80 | 1 | / |
| Babbea | 73 | 95 | / |
| Baabba | 73 | 80 | / |
| Wabbes | 73 | 40 | / |
| Babbai | 73 | 12 | / |
| Baibba | 73 | 10 | / |
| Babbay | 73 | 6 | / |
| Babbaa | 73 | 5 | / |
| Uabbas | 73 | 5 | / |
| Baybba | 73 | 3 | / |
| Waubby | 73 | 2 | / |
| Waibbi | 73 | 2 | / |
| Vabbas | 73 | 1 | / |
| Babbha | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wobbah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Webbea | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wahbbi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bahbba | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wabboo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Waabbi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Whabbi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wabbie | 73 | 0 | / |
| Wabbey | 73 | 0 | / |
| Webbay | 73 | 0 | / |
| Babbhai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Baabbah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wabimpa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wahabby | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wabbott | 67 | 0 | / |
| Wobbach | 67 | 0 | / |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Wabba
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